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Protractor, Model 3-B, United States Army Air Force. Creator: Unknown
Black metal navigation tool with two protractor arms and ruler

Long Range Navigation (LORAN) Unit, LORAN-C, TI-9100, 1980
20 data keys, digital display, 3 cdi switch; 1980; first Loran-C unit for aircraft use; programmable radio navigational system

Insitu ScanEagle X200, ca. 2013. Creator: Insitu
This ScanEagle remotely piloted aircraft (or drone) served Federal Aviation Administration (Fa) demonstrations from 2013-2015 to integrate Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the U.S. national airspace

McDonnell F-4S Phantom II, 1958. Creator: McDonnell Aircraft Corp
Twin-turbojet (J79-GE-8), two-seat (tandem) fighter / bomber. All metal, semi-monocoque structure. Cantilever, low-wing, monoplane

Head, 15th-17th century. Creator: Unknown
Stone head, withe realistically carved features of eyes, nose, ears, mouth, hair and beard. The hair and beard are finely cross hatched. The eyes are closed

Fokker T-2 Instrument Panel, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Wooden instrument panel, removed from the aircraft, which contains eight instruments which are secured to the panel with screws

Curtiss JN-4D Jenny, 1917-1925. Creator: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Single-engine, two-seat, U.S.-built World War I trainer aircraft; 90-horsepower Curtiss OX-5 engine. Tan wings, brown and blue fuselage

Antenna, Loop, Radio Compass, Winnie Mae, ca. 1931. Creator: Unknown
Square wood frame wrapped with copper wire covered by cloth

Snuff box with ballooning scene, late 18th century. Creator: Aubert
Snuff box with ballooning scene, late 18th century. The scene represents the launch of the first small Charliere gas balloon from the Champ de Mars in Paris, 27 August 1783

Salt cellar, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Ivory, circular salt cellar without a lid. The carved surface depicts human-like male figures in European dress with wings riding backwards on horses

Dance card case and ivory cards, late 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Dance card case and ivory cards, late 18th century. Carnets de bal or dance cards were used at formal balls by ladies to record the names of the gentlemen with whom they intended to dance

Male figure, Possibly 16th-17th century. Creator: Unknown
Stone standing male figure with a central crest hairstyle, protruding almond eyes, broad nostrils and an open mouth with teeth

Farman Sport, 1924. Creators: Henri Farman, Maurice Farman, H. & M
Single-engine light biplane. In 1919, the H.& M. Farman Aeroplane Company of France produced the Farman Sport two-place sport and light commercial biplane. In 1922, C.T

Needle case with ballooning scenes, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Needle case with ballooning scenes, late 18th-early 19th century. The first successful flights in hot air balloons in the 1780s triggered a craze for ballooniana. Enameled brass needle case with lid

Navigational Satellite, Transit 5-A, 1960s. Creator: Johns Hopkins University Applied
Beginning in the 1960s, the United States Navy began developing a communications and navigation satellite program to meet the needs of ships at sea and submarines

Lockheed Martin X-35B STOVL, 2001. Creator: Lockheed Martin
Short takeoff/vertical landing variant to be used by U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marines and the United Kingdom, equipped with a shaft-driven lift fan propulsion system which enables the aircraft to take

Aviator helmet belonging to Sally K. Ride, ca. 1983. Creator: Sierra Engineering Co
Aviator helmet belonging to Sally K. Ride, ca. 1983. Dr. Sally K. Ride became the first American woman in space when she flew on the STS-7 shuttle mission in 1983

Hunting horn, Late 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Ivory end blown horn with segmented horizontal carvings in tiers from the top to the bottom. The figures are of animals and humans. There are also plant forms (trees) and letters (Greek)

Dornier Do 335 A-0 Pfeil (Arrow), early 1945. Creator: Dornier Flugzeugwerke
Twin engine, pusher / puller, fighter / bomber; grey/green, green; late World War II development

STS-7 Medallion owned by Sally Ride, ca. 1983. Creator: Robbins Co
STS-7 Medallion owned by Sally Ride, ca. 1983. This numbered STS-7 Robbins medallion was owned by Dr. Sally K. Ride. STS-7 was historic for making Ride the first American woman in space

Crest mask, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Cast copper alloy cone shaped mask with a human face, crocodiles issuing from the nostrils and snakes descending from the top projection

NASA JSC temporary badge belonging to Sally K. Ride, 1977. Creator: Unknown
NASA JSC temporary badge belonging to Sally K. Ride, 1977. This NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) temporary ID badge belonged to Dr. Sally K. Ride

Ingots, 13th-17th century. Creator: Unknown
Small copper ingot currency or croisettes of the HX type. This group of 5 ingots shows stable oxidation with some minor pitting. Mold form ridges are visible on the underside

Stits SA-2A Sky Baby, 1950s. Creator: Ray Stits
On a dare from another pilot, Ray Stits designed and built the Sky Baby at his home in Riverside, California, to prove that he could build the world's smallest man-carrying airplane

Shapiro Award presented to Sally Ride, 2004. Creator: Baccarat
Shapiro Award presented to Sally Ride, 2004. This glass bowl was presented to Dr. Sally K. Ride in October 2004. The award honors Joseph Shapiro

Processional cross, 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Cast copper alloy 1 piece processional cross composed of an openwork circular form of radiating miniature crosses, a central equal armed cross and semicircular brackets topped by scrolled hooks

Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross, 1937. Creator: William H. Bowlus
Single-seat, high-wing monoplane glider with wooden monocoque fuselage pod, aluminum tube tail boom, and wooden empennage; fabric-covered rudders and elevators

Model, T-38 Training Aircraft, 1980s. Creator: Northrop Corporation
Model, T-38 Training Aircraft, 1980s. This scale 1:40 Northrop T-38 training jet model belonged to American astronaut and physicist Dr. Sally K. Ride

Hiller XHOE-1 Hornet, 1940s. Creator: United Helicopters Incorporated
All aircraft designers attempt to maximize lifting power and reduce airframe weight. During the late 1940s, helicopter pioneers began to experiment with alternative propulsion methods that did not

Silver bowl tennis trophy presented to Sally Ride, 1965. This silver trophy bowl was awarded to Dr. Sally K. Ride in 1965

Hand cross, 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Light weight, smooth iron, slender cross with copper inlay spots at the arm ends. A tabot in open box form is at the base of the vertical portion

Grob 102 Standard Astir III, 1980. Creator: Grob-Werke GmbH
Single-seat, monoplane glider with T-tail. Test pilots at Grob-Werke GmbH & Company KG in Germany first flew the Grob 102 Standard Astir III late in 1980

Palapa B1 Satellite Medal owned by Dr. Sally K. Ride, ca. 1983. Creator: Unknown
Palapa B1 Satellite Medal owned by Dr. Sally K. Ride, ca. 1983. Palapa is the name for a series of communication satellites owned by Indosat, an Indonesian telecommunication company

8c William T. Sherman single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
8c William T. Sherman single, 1893. Mint

Drift Sight, Italian, Crocco, c. 1917. Creator: Central Aeronautico Instituto
Crocco drift indicator; 280mm wide, 500mm long, 215mm high. Used for indicating the path of airplanes

Hour Angle wristwatch, ca. 1927. Creator: Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co
Hour Angle wristwatch, ca. 1927. On 20-21 May 1927, Charles Lindbergh literally flew into history when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in his Ryan NYP Spirit of St

Grumman G-22 Gulfhawk II, 1936. Creator: Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
NR1050. Aerobatic biplane flown by Major Alford " Al" Williams as demonstration aircraft for Gulf Oil Company. Similar to Grumman F3F single-seat fighter aircraft flown by the U.S. Navy

Controller, Magnetic Compass, General Electric, 2CA10E1, Wiley Post crash
Cylindrical shaped panel mounted instrument, with white luminous figures on black face. Earth induction compass. On 15 August 1935

Key to the City of Los Angeles, presented to Sally Ride, 1984. Creator: Unknown
Key to the City of Los Angeles, presented to Sally Ride, 1984. Brass key presented to Dr. Sally K. Ride in October 1984 by Mayor Tom Bradley

ERA is for Everyone badge owned by Sally Ride, ca. 1972. Creator: Unknown
ERA is for Everyone badge owned by Sally Ride, ca. 1972. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was introduced to Congress for the first time in 1923, and passed both houses of Congress in 1972

Piper PA-18 Super Cub, 1946. Creator: Piper Aircraft Corp
General aviation high-wing monoplane; red and cream with a Lycoming O-320, 150 hp engine. The PA-18 Super Cub was a strengthened PA-11, itself a modification of the original J-3 Cub

Geraldine Ferraro badge owned by Sally Ride, 1984. Creator: N. G. Slater Corp
Geraldine Ferraro badge owned by Sally Ride, 1984. This Geraldine Ferraro campaign button was owned by Dr. Sally K. Ride. Ferraro was Walter Mondales running mate on the Democratic ticket in the 1984

National Air and Space Museum STS-7 Medal awarded to Sally Ride, 1980s. This medal was awarded to Dr. Sally K. Ride by the Smithsonian National Air

UAV, General Atomics MQ-1L Predator A, 2000. Creator: General Atomics
Satellite data link system, an Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) stabilized gimbal containing two color video cameras and a forward looking infrared (FLIR) as well as synthetic aperture radar (SAR)

Jefferson Award Medal presented to Dr. Sally K. Ride, 1984. Creator: Franklin Mint
Jefferson Award Medal presented to Dr. Sally K. Ride, 1984. Silver-plated bronze medal presented to Dr. Sally K. Ride by the American Institute of Public Service in 1984

Martin B-26B-25-MA Marauder "Flak-Bait", 1943. Creator: Martin Aircraft Co
Twin engine medium bomber.Wing Span 2, 160 cm (850 in.), Length 1, 780 cm (701 in.), Height 660 cm (260 in.), Weight 10, 886 kg (23, 999 lb). Project engineer Peyton M. Magruder designed the Glenn L

Sextant, Brandis, with Willson Bubble Telescope, Early, ca. 1919
270mm long, 240mm high, 100mm wide; 1919; bubble type; illuminated

Watch, Navigation, Hamilton 4992B, AN5740. Creators: Hamilton Watch Co. George H
3 3/4in. diameter; grey painted steel case with 24-hour steel navigation watch

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