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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.

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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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    916 result(s) A Messieurs Les Souscripteurs Object Palatre des Rosiers fit construire un ballon à gaz auquel il eut la déplorable ideé d'ajouter un cylindre servant de Montgolfiére, c'etait placer le feu sous un baril de poudre. Ce ballon destine a traverser la Manche prit feu et les deux aeronautes furent brises sur la terre; MM. Alban et Vallet, directeurs de la fabrique de Javel font plusieurs essais de direction qui ont quelques succés, mais par un temps calme seulement.; Testubrissy s'eléve à Paris, maltraité par les paysans inhospitaliers de Montmorency qui brisentses rames, il remonte à 1,400 m. reste pendant 3 h. au milieu de la foundre.; Premre. expérience du Parachûte par Blanchard.; On avait etabli à Meudon une école d'Aérostiers militres. Object Dédieé, à Madame De Flesselle, Intendante de Lyon. I. Premiere Expérience, de la Machine Aerostatique, nommée Le Flesselle, construite à Lyon, sous la direction de Mr. Joseph Montgolfier; dessinée dans ses proportions à 1/2 ligne par pied. II. Départ de la Machine Aérostatique, le 19 Janvier 1784 montée par l'Auteur, et par Mrs. le Prince Charles de Ligne, le Cte. de Laurencin, le Cte. Dampiere, le Cte. d'Anglefort, Pilastre de Rosier, et Fontaine. Object To The Worshipful the Mayor & Corporation of the City of Bristol. This Print, (of the Perilous Situation of Messrs. Sadler & Clayfield, who Afcended from Bristol on the 24th of Septr. 1810, at 20 Minutes past 1 O'Clock, and Descended in the Bristol Channel, near Watermouth, about 10 Minutes past 4 O'Clock, after pafsing over upwards of 80 Miles by Water, & 20 by Land in lefs than 3 Hours,) Is moft respectfully dedicated by their devoted and very humble Servant E.M. Jones. Object Hydravion français au secours d’un autre hydravion en détresse. Aviation maritime de Dunkerque – Mai 1916 Object Henri de Kérillis Object Mr. Durant's ascension from Boston, September 13, 1834. Object Garnerin Object Expérience Aërostatique Object The Ascent of Mr. Sadler and Captn. Paget from Hackney, 12th Augst sic 1811 From a Drawing taken on the Spot Object Rural and Musical Fete at Basford Park Object Besondere Bilder Beilage zur Theaterzeitung Object
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