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Photometer, "Red Cold Box", 1.3-m Telescope, Kitt Peak Observatory

Photometer, "Red Cold Box", 1.3-m Telescope, Kitt Peak Observatory

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Kit, Thermometer, Night Headband Sleep Experiment, Shuttle-Mir Science

Kit, Thermometer, Night Headband Sleep Experiment, Shuttle-Mir Science

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Laser, JULIE Payload, STS 61-C

Laser, JULIE Payload, STS 61-C

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Barograph

Barograph

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Payload, ARCAS Sounding Rocket

Payload, ARCAS Sounding Rocket

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Eye Movement Sensors, Sleep Experiment, Shuttle-Mir

Eye Movement Sensors, Sleep Experiment, Shuttle-Mir

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Kunz '26b' Photodiode Tube

Kunz '26b' Photodiode Tube

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Recorder, Barograph and Airspeed

Recorder, Barograph and Airspeed

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Mirror, X-ray, Einstein Satellite Segment

Mirror, X-ray, Einstein Satellite Segment

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Satellite, COBE, FIRAS, External Calibrator

Satellite, COBE, FIRAS, External Calibrator

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Detector, Ultraviolet, Channeltron

Detector, Ultraviolet, Channeltron

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Radiosonde Parachute

Radiosonde Parachute

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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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