Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum (NASM) maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight. Come explore the many exhibits in you will see when you visit this world famous collection on the Nation Mall in Washington DC.
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The Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster happend on Saturday 1st, February, 2003 and was the second Space Shuttle Disaster and the first shuttle lost on landing. There was shock around the world over the tragedy.
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On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger and its seven-member crew were lost 73 seconds after launch when a booster failure resulted in the breakup of the vehicle.
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One of the lunar atronaut suits from one of the later missions to the moon.
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A Russian Cosmonaut on a space walk.
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If the Russians ever made it to the moon, this is a Russian lunar suit, notice the hatch at the back of the suit, this helps to get in and out of the suit.
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Astronaut in space capsole.
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The Lunar Rover was used to explore the surface of the moon.
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The largest space vehicle ever built, the Saturn 5 Rocket.
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The inside of Sky Lab
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The space suit that Scott Glenn wore.
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1st Russian space suit
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The original 1st seven American Astronauts.
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From the science fiction movie classic 2001 Space Oddyssy.
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Early ideas of space suit designs.
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A deep sea diving suit, looks a little scary
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