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Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123 Turboprop Engine

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Engine, Rutherford, Rocket Lab

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Earth Flight Environment Mural (Eric Sloane)

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Wright Cyclone R-3350-57AM, Radial 18 Engine

The Wright R-3350 was a critical development for the success of the Boeing B-29, its major airframe application. Early versions of the R-3350 encountered lubrication and cooling problems, and a ...
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Star Trek Starship Enterprise Model Drawings

The weekly hour-long Star Trek TV show (NBC-TV), which aired from September 1966 until June 1969, became one of the most popular shows in the history of television. The show's depiction of a ...
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Model, ASM-135 Miniature Homing Vehicle, Full Scale Cutaway

This is a full-scale cutaway model of the Miniature Homing Vehicle (MHV), the hit-to-kill vehicle made by LTV Corporation and carried on the Air Force's Anti-Satellite Missile-135. The system was ...
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Go, Speed Racers! The 1929 Women's Air Derby

In August 1929, twenty pilots took off from Santa Monica in a historic and thrilling air race. The all-female lineup—including big names like Amelia Earhart, Pancho Barnes, and Louise Thaden—hopped ...
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What Was It Like to Watch the Artemis II Launch

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Let’s talk about the Artemis II SLS rocket!

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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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Pressure Suit, A7-L, Armstrong, Apollo 11, Flown

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