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The 1920s and 1930s, or the interwar years, found the United States "air-minded." In this period between World War I and World War II record setting flights made headlines, explorers set out on new adventure via aircraft, new aviation technology was introduced, and more people entered into the world of aviation.

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Aviation
Spaceflight
Astronomy
Behind the scenes
People
Records and Firsts
Science
Society and Culture
Technology and Engineering
War and Conflict

The 1920s and 1930s, or the interwar years, found the United States "air-minded." In this period between World War I and World War II record setting flights made headlines, explorers set out on new adventure via aircraft, new aviation technology was introduced, and more people entered into the world of aviation.

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A Firsthand Account of an Airship's 1920s Crossing of the U.S. Are We in an Airship Renaissance?
Cornelius Coffey: Aviator and Educator By Air or Rail? Why Not Both! Roscoe Turner and Gilmore the Flying Lion
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Learn more Interwar Military Aviation Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA Learn more Nation of Speed National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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How do you put on an Apollo spacesuit? So how do you put on a spacesuit? Very carefully! Even in the case of custom–made suits from the Apollo era. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/how-do-you-put-on-an-apollo-spacesuit/UAKy3xYAFqCmLg Grades 17-20, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grades 15-16 Interwar aviation, Apollo program

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 What’s New in Aerospace: Spying From the Edge of Space: Colonel Buz Carpenter and the SR–71 Blackbird Join us for a conversation with Col. Carpenter about flying this legendary aircraft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk_xV6bb6MU&feature=youtu.be Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 4, Grades 17-20, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grade 12, Grade 10, Grade 11 Aircraft, Interwar aviation, Reconnaissance, Technology and Engineering

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