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Space Communication: Past, Present, and Future

October 07, 2014
Five Museum staff members transport Neil Armstrong's spacesuit outside into another Smithsonian museum building.

Armstrong's Spacesuit in Transport

Porthole-style view of green military helicopter with two sets of propellors on top of the helicopter's body. The helicopter is in flight.

CH-46 153369 In Flight

Four Smithsonian staff members begin to place Neil Armstrong's spacesuit inside a CT scanning machine.

Armstrong's Spacesuit in CT Scanner

Purple disk view of the Sun's chromosphere featuring darker spots called sunspots and phages, or lighter clouds, across the visible section of the Sun.

The Sun in Calcium-K Light - August 14, 2014

A dried lakebed on the surface of Mars.

Lakebed on Mars

View of a large, oblong-shaped comet body with multiple significant craters visible.

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

The body of two cratered comets which have combined into one larger crater.

Two Comets in One

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A Spacewalker's Emergency Lifejacket

July 11, 2014

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An instrument panel with 8 black dials and two switches, surrounded by rich orange wood.

Fokker T-2 Instrument Panel

A panoramic view of the dusty red terrain on Mars.

Pillinger Point, Mars

Two Russian Cosmonauts, both wearing spacesuits, work outside of the International Space Station during a spacewalk.

Expedition 40 Flight Engineers

A group photo featuring several social media users who follow the Museum, the volunteers of an event, and the Museum's former director. They are standing on the runway in front of two aircraft.

2014 Become A Pilot Day - Social Group Photo

A group of pilots and crew members who participated in a pilot event at the Museum stand together with a former director of the Museum for a group photo.

2014 Become A Pilot Day - Pilot Photo

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Sally Ride: Life Stories from the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum

June 12, 2014
V-1 Cruise Missile on display

V-1 Cruise Missile