Notebook? Check. Space snacks? Check. Shark repellent? Check

Take a closer look at the tools used aboard the Space Shuttle.

Space Shuttle Discovery makes one final trip to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum April 2012

These three components of Armstrong’s A7–L spacesuit are a small portion of what hundreds of millions of people saw on the television broadcast of his first steps on the lunar surface.

The scientists who opened the skies to humanity without ever leaving the ground.

Take a walk around the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s Space Hangar to get an inside–look at the most accomplished Space Shuttle.

When astronaut John Glenn made history as the first American in orbit, his custom spacesuit helped him make the journey.

So how do you put on a spacesuit? Very carefully! Even in the case of custom–made suits from the Apollo era.

These astronauts aren’t just cool because they took a trip of a lifetime, they also hold some famous firsts in history.

A four time shuttle veteran with more than 1,000 hours in space, Ochoa is an inspirational figure in spaceflight.