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The Parker Solar Probe being lifted out of a vacuum testing chamber

Parker Solar Probe Testing

Detail of the reinforcement made to the handling strap at the back of the medical accessory kit.

Reinforcement to Apollo 11 medical accessory kit strap

After treatment detail of clips used to stabilize the cut wall of the medical accessory kit lid.

After treatment detail of the Apollo 11 medical accessory kit

The “supersun” of January 2, 2018. Pictured is the lower atmosphere of the Sun, as seen with a calcium-K telescope.

The “supersun” of January 2, 2018.

Courtney Asher reviews a Langley artifact in preparation for the photography session.

Intern Courtney Asher reviews a Langley artifact in preparation for photography

View of the repair being made to the tear in the Beta cloth medical container by Conservation intern Meghann Kozak

Repairing a tear in the Apollo 11 medical accessory kit

Detail view of repair made to the tear in Beta cloth medical container.

Detail of a repair to the Apollo 11 medical accessory kit

Portrait

Dr. Ellen Stofan

The “supersun” of January 2, 2018. Pictured, the blank surface of the Sun.

The “supersun” of January 2, 2018.

A Langley triangular kite on its custom-made handling tray

Langley triangular kite

Engen Pre-program Conservation Fellow Meghann Kozak examines the Apollo 11 medical accessory kit in the Museum’s Emil Buehler Conservation Laboratory. 

Examining the Apollo 11 medical accessory kit

Nick Hague, class of 2013 astronaut, tweeted this photo of himself being “ambushed” by his son during an official NASA photo shoot

Astronaut Nick Hague in Lightsaber Battle

View of the interior of the medical accessory kit before medications were removed.

Interior of the Apollo 11 medical accessory kit

An early Langley pusher aerodrome which was powered by rubber bands.

Early Langley pusher aerodrome

WhiteKnightTwo, Virgin Galactic’s carrier aircraft for the SpaceShipTwo vehicles.

WhiteKnightTwo, Virgin Galactic Carrier Aircraft for SpaceShipTwo

A size comparison of a typical full Moon and a supermoon, taken in 2018.

A comparison of a typical full Moon and a supermoon