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Dart Mission Live Chat

  • September 22, 2022
Bicycle in a case that reads "A Rare Wright Bicycle." On the wall next to it are photos and text panels.

Wright Bicycle

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Plan a Field Trip to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

  • August 24, 2022
A conical brown command module seemingly floats in front of a photograph of the moon's surface and the sun behind it.

Apollo 11 Command Module

Davis recoilless gun consisting of rifled steel tube barrel with hand grip and tiggers for firing both main round and Lewis gun, shoulder rest, and U-shaped support for post mount. Smaller diameter tube underneath serves as pivot to open barrel to load round. Chamber is locked/unlocked with handle on rotating rear tube. Lewis gun mounted on post mount above barrel, used as an aid to aiming by firing Lewis and observing bullet path.

Recoilless Gun, Davis, 2.5", Aero 6 Pdr MK XII (Felixstowe F5L)

View of Davis recoilless gun from the front of the barrel. The gun consists of a rifled steel tube barrel with hand grip and tiggers for firing both main round and Lewis gun, shoulder rest, and U-shaped support for post mount. Smaller diameter tube underneath serves as pivot to open barrel to load round. Chamber is locked/unlocked with handle on rotating rear tube. Lewis gun mounted on post mount above barrel, used as an aid to aiming by firing Lewis and observing bullet path.

Recoilless Gun, Davis, 2.5", Aero 6 Pdr MK XII (Felixstowe F5L)

A huge engine hangs from the ceiling in front of a mirror, giving the effect of multiple engines. It is lit from below giving a warm glow of a rocket about to blast off.

Saturn V F-1 Liquid Fuel Rocket Engine

Un motor enorme cuelga del techo frente a un espejo, creando la ilusión de que hay varios motores. Está iluminado desde abajo, lo que da la impresión de que es un cohete a punto de despegar.

Saturn V F1 Liquid Fuel Rocket Engine

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Earth, Exoplanets, and Everything in Between

  • June 29, 2022
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: Spaceport on the Moon

  • June 14, 2022
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Live Chat: UFOs and IFOs

  • June 11, 2022
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Air and Space Live Chat - Museum Careers

  • May 19, 2022
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Space2inspire: An Orbital Perspective of Earth as a Geoscientist, Artist, and Poet

  • May 18, 2022
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Amelia Earhart: Pioneering Feminist

  • May 16, 2022
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Make A Wish on the Wind"

  • May 10, 2022
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Ancient Cities and Landscapes from Space: Remote Sensing and Archaeology

  • April 20, 2022