Anonymous (15) James Albaugh Claudia R. Allen and Willis M. Allen, Jr. Bob and Dori Arrington Mr. and Mrs. William R. Baecht Kimberly Caitlin Barden Jonathan R. Barrett and Ann J. Lowe LeRoy T.

Contact Soil Sampling Devices (2) were flown on Apollo 16 only. Their purpose was to collect special samples of the uppermost layers of lunar regolith. One device had a sampling pad covered with beta ...

GE followed with two designs of increased thrust; first the I-14 (aimed at 6,227 N (1,400 lb.) thrust) and then with the I-16. The J31-GE-3 (I-16-3) was an Air Force engine used in the Bell YP-59. It ...

Hawkins was born in Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 1, 1913. He was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1937 with a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering. He received an honorary ...

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This Canadarm decal was owned by Dr. Sally K. Ride. A large artificial arm used to lift payloads into orbit and retrieve them, it was named Canadarm because it was Canadian-built, but it was also ...

Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) in 1928 was the first woman to fly (as a passenger) across the Atlantic, and in 1932 the first woman (and second person, after Charles Lindbergh) to fly solo and nonstop ...

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Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC. The ...

As prominent symbols of technical advance, communications satellites often were celebrated in poster art. The works frequently used a similar formula, combining cultural symbols, images of the ...

Scope and Contents This collection consists mainly of material relating the 1960 New York Mid-Air Collision including FAA and CAB reports on the accident and material relating to the National ...

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC ...