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Popular Objects at the Museum in DC

A selection of well-known and world-renowned air and space artifacts currently on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. You can also view a full list of objects on display. 

  • Canard biplane with two pusher propellers, cream colored fabric, and wood frame, set against a black background. 1903 Wright Flyer
  • Command Module, Apollo 11
  • Pressure Suit, A7-L, Armstrong, Apollo 11, Flown
  • Model, Starship Enterprise, Television Show, "Star Trek"
  • Amelia Earhart Lockheed Vega 5B aircraft Lockheed Vega 5B, Amelia Earhart
  • Silver, single engine, high-wing monoplane, with "Spirit of St. Louis" and flags of multiple countries painted on cowling. Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis", Charles A. Lindbergh
  • Side view of the gray space capsule, with one of the exterior hatches opened. Seats visible inside. Capsule, Gemini IV
  • Capsule, Mercury, MR-3
  • Head-on view of orange, mid-wing rocket plane set against black background with dramatic backlighting. Bell X-1
  • White spacecraft with with blue stars on nose and underside, wings in feathered position, landing gear extended. SpaceShipOne
  • Lunar Module #2, Apollo
  • Black titanium rocket-shaped North American x-15 aircraft hanging in museum North American X-15
  • Lilienthal Glider
  • Back view of red and white jet, gray engines, serial number 600551 visible along with plane logo. Fuselage, Northrop T-38 Talon
  • Three-quarter front view of a single-seat WWI biplane fighter with wooden propeller, Sopwith F.1 Camel
  • Two-seat biplane with twin propellers and landing skids in place of wheels. Fabric covered wings, rudder, and elevators. A U.S. Air Corps symbol is painted on the rudder. 1909 Wright Military Flyer
  • Full scale model of roving vehicle. Rectangular, white box set on steel frame with six wheels. On the front is the articulated robotic arm, as well as the main camera that is attached to a mast. Model, Mars Science Laboratory, Mars Rover Curiosity
  • A Cosmic View Mural (Robert McCall)
  • Silver, red, and blue Ford 5-AT Tri-Motor aircraft Ford 5-AT Tri-Motor
  • White, twin-engine business jet with red stripe and metallic wings, hanging in dim interior Lear Jet 23
  • Lander, Mars, Viking, Proof Test Article
  • Pressure Suit, Mercury, Shepard, MR-3, Flown
  • Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, F-1
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