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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) La quatorzieme experience aerostatique de M. Blanchard Object New London Magazine. Mrs. Sage, The first Female Aerial Traveller, Ascended from St. George's Fields June 29, 1785. Mr. Biggin, a favorite English Aerial Traveller, Ascended from St. George's Fields June 29, 1785. Object Mr. Charles Green, The Aeronaut. From the Original in the pofsefsion sic of Robert Hollond. Esqre. M.P. To whom this Plate is respectfully dedicated by his obliged and obedient Servants. Hodgson & Graves. Object Lâchez Tout! Object Print, Lithograph on Paper Object Ascent of the Royal Vauxhall Nassau Balloon from the Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham, July 3rd 1837. Object Montgolfiere Lancee a Tivoli Object Revue du Général La Fayette d'une partie de la Garde Nationale Parisienne en presence de MM. les Deputés de la Fédération au Champs de Mars le 18 Juillet 1790, ou devoit s'enlever dans les airs un Ballon de 26 pieds de Diametre... Object Vor der seite des Marsfeldes Object Print, Mezzotint on Paper Object Untitled P-10 Airplane over American Airlines Terminal, New York Object Pour la Féte du Roy! Par Élisa Garnerin. Object
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