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View of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center tower at sunset

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Barograph

Barograph

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Psychrometer, Japanese

Psychrometer, Japanese

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Full view of a rectangular box painted black. There are visible white wires and golden rectangles inside it.

Amplifier, Main Body, OGO 5

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Syringe, Protein Crystal Growth Experiment, Space Shuttle

Syringe, Protein Crystal Growth Experiment, Space Shuttle

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Kunz 'obs 750' Photodiode Tube

Kunz 'obs 750' Photodiode Tube

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Receiver, Maser, Traveling Wave

Receiver, Maser, Traveling Wave

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Kunz 'Rb 116 Ar 150' Photodiode Tube

Kunz 'Rb 116 Ar 150' Photodiode Tube

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X-ray Telescope, Mirror, Aerobee

X-ray Telescope, Mirror, Aerobee

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Spectrograph, Prime Focus

Spectrograph, Prime Focus

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Spectrograph Camera, Grazing Incidence, Skylab

Spectrograph Camera, Grazing Incidence, Skylab

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Telescope, Hydrogen-Alpha, ATM

Telescope, Hydrogen-Alpha, ATM

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Spider Cage, Experiment ED52, Skylab 3

Spider Cage, Experiment ED52, Skylab 3

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National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum 650 Jefferson Drive SW
Washington, DC

202-633-2214

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151

703-572-4118

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