The National Air and Space Museum holds in trust over 60,000 artifacts and more than 20,000 cubic feet of archival materials. Historic aircraft and space artifacts, such as the 1903 Wright Flyer and the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia, highlight the National Collection.

Thousands of additional artifacts—including engines, rockets, uniforms, spacesuits, balloons, artwork, documents, manuscripts, and photographs—document the richness of the history of flight. A wide variety of these artifacts are on display at the Museum in Washington, DC and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

 

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59 result(s) Austro-Hungarian World War I Aviation Album Archival Record Martin F. Scanlon Scrapbooks Archival Record 58th Aero Squadron Photo Album Nelson Coon Archival Record Lieutenant H. E. Linsley World War I Aircraft Photographs Archival Record Wallace McCrane World War I Collection Archival Record Lieutenant Earle Nichols World War I Photograph Collection Archival Record World War I Aviators Photographs and Autographs Album Archival Record Zenos R. Miller World War I Diaries Archival Record "Seekrieg" (Film) Archival Record Edward V. Rickenbacker Microfilm Collection Archival Record James Rogers McConnell Collection Truitt Archival Record Lieutenant Harold G. Peterson Scrapbook Archival Record
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Our collections specialists actively work on the conservation, preservation, restoration, and long-term care of the objects in our collection. From full-scale restoration projects to applying preservation techniques and doing regular assessments, these activities form a crucial part of our stewardship of the National Collection.

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