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Bomb, General Purpose, AN-M57, 250 lb.

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Camp Eagle Photograph [Trochan]

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Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-1830-92 Radial Engine

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Turbopump, Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, F-1 (Recovered)

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Communications Satellite, Mechanical Test Model, MicroSat

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Wright brothers propeller, fixed-pitch, 1903 Wright Flyer

The Wright brothers designed and constructed the world's first practical fixed-pitch propeller and developed the aerodynamic theory to calculate its performance during the process of creating their ...
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A New Moon Rises

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Plans for the Little Known Confederate Helicopter

Browse our collections, stories, research, and on demand content. Side View drawing showing the longitudinal and vertical Archimedean screws and central location of smoke stacks for William C. Powers' ...
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Smithsonian To Receive Historic $200 Million Donation From Jeff Bezos

Largest Gift Since James Smithson’s Founding of the Smithsonian The Smithsonian will receive a $200 million donation from Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chair of Amazon, and founder of aerospace ...
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An Extraordinary Journey: The History of Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex on the Flight of Birds

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Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 Spacesuit

This exhibit is now closed. In this display, Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit from the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing was back on the Museum floor for the first time in 13 years. The spacesuit underwent an ...