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What Was It Like to Watch the Artemis II Launch

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Echo 1 Communications Satellite

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Wright EX Vin Fiz

The first crossing of the United States by airplane was achieved by Calbraith Perry Rodgers in 1911. In 1910, famed publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst announced his offer of a $50,000-prize ...
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WAC Corporal Sounding Rocket

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Far Side Sounding Rocket

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STEM in 30: How Big is the Solar System?

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Donald D. Engen Observation Tower

The Donald D. Engen Observation Tower provides a 360-degree bird's eye view of Washington Dulles International Airport and the surrounding area. From here, you can watch planes land and take off from ...
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Card, Membership, Aeroclub of France, Glenn Curtiss

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Maps, Lunar Surface, Apollo 11

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General Electric T58-GE-8F Turboshaft Engine

Developed under a 1953 U.S. Navy contract, the T58 was GE's first small gas turbine aircraft engine. Its first flight took place in 1957 in a modified Sikorsky HSS-1F helicopter powered by two YT58 ...
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34th Bombardment Group Diary and Photograph [McKeon]

The 34th Bombardment Group was assigned to the Eighth Air Force in April 1944 and entered combat in May 1944. The Group helped with the preparation for the Normandy invasion by bombing airfields and ...
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Wonder Woman’s Invisible Jet Now on Display

“Oh Lordy, I don’t know if we can loan that object or not, it is exceptionally rare! High maintenance, too.” -- Dan Hagedorn, curator and director of collections of The Museum of Flight in Seattle, ...