This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

The F-1 engine, with 1.5 million pounds of thrust, was the powerplant for the first stage of the 363-foot long Saturn V launch vehicle that took astronauts to the Moon for six successful landing ...

About the middle of 1923, the U.S. Navy signed a contract with Wright Aeronautical for three large air-cooled engine designs, which were to be built successively. The first of these, based on a design ...

Soon after the organization of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in October 1959, that agency selected Project Mercury as the first United States manned space program. The ...

Two Contact Soil Sampling Devices 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 ...

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One way Southwest cut costs was by issuing reusable plastic boarding passes and eliminating assigned seating. The passes were sequentially numbered and color-coded for each flight. Passengers boarded ...

This Apollo 11 commemorative medal was designed by the Italian sculptor, Constantino Affer. Apollo 11 launched on July 16, 1969, and returned to Earth eight days later. It was the fifth human ...

The American Rocket Company (AMROC) was established in 1985 by George Koopman with the goal of developing space exploration with hybrid rocket technology. Promoting the safety and economical aspects ...

The invention of the balloon struck the men and women of the late 18th century like a thunderbolt. Enormous crowds gathered in Paris to watch one balloon after another rise above the city rooftops, ...

The Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment is a close-fitting undergarment covering the body torso and limbs. It incorporates a network of fine tubing that stays in close contact with the astronaut's ...

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