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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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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919 result(s) Les Rois S'en Vont...Bon Voyage! (Dessiné par Monta.) Object Premier Voyage Aerien Object Rocket Practice in the Marshes Object Robert Cocking, Aged 61, who lost his Life at Lee in Kent, by a descent in his Parachute from the Nassau Balloon, 24th July, 1837. Object Une quinzaine de nègres montés sur des Chameaux passèrent au-dessous du Léviathan. Object Photo-zincograph of Le Flesselle, 1864. Object John Wilkins, Bifhop of Chefter. sic. Object Francesco Orlandi Object The conqueror of one pole attempts the other. Commander Byrd, the Antartic, 1919. Flights. Unforgettable Exploits of the Air. Drawings by Frank Lemon. Published privately by the Wright Aeronautical Corporation for Christmas 1928. No. 35. Object Print, on Paper, Colored Object Various Balloons with the Methods Object Mr. Green's, Voyage Balloon, In which this intrepid Aeronaut intends to cross the Atlantic in the ensuing summer, from the American to the European Continent Object
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