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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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    • 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) North American "Mitchell" B-25 Medium Bomber ∙ U.S. Army Air Force Object The March of Intellect Object Vor Der Seite des Marsfeldes. am 1 Vendemaire, des Iahres VII. Wettrennen Verbrennen einer hölzernen Burg durch Aeroftaten. Object Expérience de la Machine Aréostatique Object Major Mony's perilous Situation Object Summer Amusement. An Elevated Subject. Far from the busy world remove'd, how peaceful is their "lot"!! Object Le Chateau Royal de Versailles du coté de la Grande Avenue Object An Exact Model of The Vauxhall Royal Balloon,...First ascent, with 9 Persons, made from Vauxhall September 9th, 1836. Object Print, Lithograph on Paper, Hand Colored Object Expérience de la Machine Aréostatique Object Montgolfier Brothers Object The First English King to Fly: King Edward VIII. Over Windsor Castle. From the Painting made for "The Illustrated London News" by G.H. Davis. (Copyrighted). Object
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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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