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Mercury Capsule, 1959. Creator: NASAOn September 9, 1959, NASA launched this unoccupied Mercury spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a suborbital flight that lasted 13 minutes
Satellite, Pioneer I, Reconstructed Replica, 1963. CreatorThis is a replica of a Pioneer satellite intended to orbit the moon. Pioneer 1 was launched on October 11, 1958, but the final velocity was insufficient to escape the earths gravity
Capsule, Mercury #15B, ca. 1963. Creator: McDonnell Aircraft CorpThis Mercury capsule, number 15B, is one of two left showing the complete one-man spacecraft in its orbital configuration
Cradle, Primate, 1959. Creator: Army Ballistic Missile AgencyThis cradle secured Baker, a female squirrel monkey, in her biocapsule during the first flight to recover a primate from space
Viewfinder, Camera, Leica, Friendship 7, ca. 1962. Creator: UnknownIn order for John Glenn to take photographs during his February 20, 1962 mission while still wearing his bulky spacesuit, NASA engineers modified a Leica camera with this special viewfinder
ALSRC, Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container, Apollo 11, 1969. Creator: Union CarbideThe Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container (ALSRC) was an aluminum box with a triple seal manufactured by the Nuclear Division of Union Carbide
Model, Space Shuttle, Final Orbiter Concept, 1970s-2000s. Creator: UnknownModel, Space Shuttle, Final Orbiter Concept, 1970s-2000s. NASA used this Space Shuttle orbiter concept model in wind tunnel tests to learn about the flight characteristics of the vehicles shape
Assembly, Cable Cutter, Skylab. Creator: A. B. Chance CompanyWhen Skylab was launched in May 1973, one of the solar arrays ripped off during launch and the other became jammed under a metal strap
Lunar Lander, Surveyor, ca. 1966. Creator: Hughes Aircraft CoAn engineering model, S-10, used for thermal control tests. It was reconfigured to represent a flight model of Surveyor 3 or later, since it was the first to have a scoop and claw surface sampler
Capsule, Gemini VII, 1965. Creator: McDonnell Aircraft CorpAstronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell were launched into orbit aboard this spacecraft, Gemini VII, on December 4, 1965
Rocket Sled, Sonic Wind I, 1953-1954. Creator: Northrop CorporationThis is the Sonic Wind 1 rocket sled, which was powered by nine solid fuel rockets with 40, 000 pounds total thrust for five seconds. Air Force Lt. Col
Rangefinder, Friendship 7, ca. 1962. Creator: UnknownDuring his three-orbit flight on February 20, 1962, John Glenn used this photometer/rangefinder to measure the airglow layer around the Earth
First aid kit owned by John Glenn, Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, 1962. Creator: UnknownFirst aid kit owned by John Glenn, Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, 1962. This first aid kit was part of the equipment assigned to John Glenn for his historic mission aboard the Mercury spacecraft
Model, X-33 VentureStar Reusable Launch Vehicle, 1990s. Creator: UnknownModel, X-33 VentureStar Reusable Launch Vehicle, 1990s. In 1996 NASA selected Lockheed Martin to build and fly the X-33 test vehicle to demonstrate advanced technologies for a new reusable launch
Biocapsule, Primate, 1959. Creator: Army Ballistic Missile AgencyThis biocapsule carried Able, a female rhesus monkey, during the first flight to recover a primate from space. On May 28, 1959
Satellite, Pioneer IV, 1959. Creator: Space Technology LaboratoriesThis object is a flight spare of the Pioneer IV spacecraft, which was launched March 3, 1959, on a Juno II launch vehicle
Rocket, Solid Fuel, Smokeless Powder, R. H. Goddard, 1918. Creator: Robert GoddardThis is a 1-inch solid fuel rocket built and tested by U.S. rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard during 1917-1918 for the U.S. Army for potential use as a weapon during World War I
Rocket, Liquid Fuel, Hoopskirt, R. H. Goddard, 1928. Creator: Robert GoddardAmerican rocket pioneer Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the Hoopskirt rocket on December 26, 1928, near Worcester, Massachusetts
Protractor, Model 3-B, United States Army Air Force. Creator: UnknownBlack metal navigation tool with two protractor arms and ruler
Navigational Satellite, Transit 5-A, 1960s. Creator: Johns Hopkins University AppliedBeginning 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
Aviator helmet belonging to Sally K. Ride, ca. 1983. Creator: Sierra Engineering CoAviator 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
STS-7 Medallion owned by Sally Ride, ca. 1983. Creator: Robbins CoSTS-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
NASA JSC temporary badge belonging to Sally K. Ride, 1977. Creator: UnknownNASA JSC temporary badge belonging to Sally K. Ride, 1977. This NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) temporary ID badge belonged to Dr. Sally K. Ride
Model, T-38 Training Aircraft, 1980s. Creator: Northrop CorporationModel, 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
Palapa B1 Satellite Medal owned by Dr. Sally K. Ride, ca. 1983. Creator: UnknownPalapa 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
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
Spacecraft, New Horizons, Mock-up, model, 2008. Creator: UnknownSpacecraft, New Horizons, Mock-up, model, 2008. New Horizons was the first spacecraft to visit Pluto and the Kuiper Belt in the outer solar system
Lunar Module #2, Apollo, ca. 1969. Creator: Grumman Aircraft Engineering CorporationThe Apollo Lunar Module (LM) was a two-stage vehicle designed by Grumman to ferry two astronauts from lunar orbit to the lunar surface and back
Heat Shield, X-33 Reusable Launch Vehicle, 1990s. Creator: B. F. Goodrich CompanyThis metallic heat shield panel was made for the X-33 reusable launch vehicle research project that NASA and Lockheed carried out from 1996-2001
Pioneer 10 / 11, reconstructed full-scale mock-up, 1972For over 30 years, the Pioneer 10 spacecraft sent photographs and scientific information back to Earth. Launched March 2, 1972, it reached speeds of 52, 100 kilometers (32)
Model, Lunar Probe, Ranger. Creator: UnknownModel, Lunar Probe, Ranger. This is a 1/24th scale model of Ranger 1 and 2, the spacecraft series that sought to gather knowledge about the Moon in the first yearsof the space age
Engineering model, Mariner 2, July 1, 1976 to present. Creator: NASAOn December 14, 1962, useful scientific information was radioed to Earth from the vicinity of another planet for the first time
Telescope Module, Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope, 1990s. Creator: Johns Hopkins UniversityOriginal 36-inch reflecting telescope that flew on the Shuttle twice as part of the ASTRO mission. It employs a medium dispersion spectrometer at a modified prime focus
Communications Satellite, Echo 1, 1960. Creator: G. T. Schjeldahl CoLaunched in 1960, Echo 1 was designed to explore the new field of communications via space. Its design was remarkably simple: Essentially a large balloon, measuring 30 meters (100 feet) across
Lander, Mars, Viking, Proof Test Article, ca. 1964. Creator: Martin MariettaThis is the proof test article of the Viking Mars Lander. For exploration of Mars, Viking represented the culmination of a series of exploratory missions that had begun in 1964 with Mariner 4
Communications carrier used by Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11, 1949. Headset used by astronaut Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969
Missile, Surface-to-Surface, Pershing-II, ca. 1983. Creator: Martin MariettaThe Pershing II was a mobile, intermediate-range ballistic missile deployed by the U.S. Army at American bases in West Germany beginning in 1983. It was aimed at targets in the western Soviet Union
Model, Sensor, Large Format Camera, ca. 1984. Creator: UnknownModel, Sensor, Large Format Camera, ca. 1984. The Large Format Camera (LFC) flew on a Space Shuttle mission in 1984, photographing large swaths of the Earths surface
Lens, 50mm, Gemini 4, ca. 1965. Creator: Carl Zeiss AGThis Zeiss lens was used on the Zeiss Ikon camera Ed White used during his spacewalk on Gemini IV. The flown camera, considered U.S
Camera, Lunar Mapping, Apollo, 1970s. Creator: Fairchild Space & Defense SystemsThis is the flight backup for the mapping cameras used on the last three Apollo missions. Mapping the lunar surface was a high priority during Apollo 15, 16, and 17
Command Module, Skylab 4, 1973. Creator: North American RockwellThis is the Skylab 4 Command Module, which served as the crew cabin for going to and from Skylab, the first U.S. space station
Rocket, Liquid Fuel, 4 May 1926, Goddard, 1926. Creator: Robert GoddardThis device is the oldest surviving liquid-propellant rocket in the world. It was designed and built by U.S. rocket experimenter Robert H. Goddard in Worcester, Massachusetts
Spacecraft, Mariner 10, Flight Spare, 1973. Creator: Boeing Aircraft CoMariner 10 was the seventh successful launch in the Mariner series and the first spacecraft to use the gravitational pull of one planet (Venus) to reach another (Mercury)
Missile, Cruise, Air-launched, AGM-86B, 1982. Creator: Boeing Aircraft CoThis is the AGM-86B, the second version of the U.S. Air Forces air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) and built by Boeing. Launched from B-52 bombers, the missile had a nuclear warhead
Lunar Roving Vehicle, Qualification Test Unit, 1970s. Creator: Boeing Aircraft CoThe Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) was a battery powered " dune buggy" taken to the moon on Apollo missions 15, 16, and 17
Flight jacket belonging to Sally K. Ride, ca. 1983. Creator: Qual-CraftFlight jacket 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
Dead reckoning computer owned by Sally Ride. Creator: Telex Communications IncThis TELEX E-6B dead reckoning computer belonged to Dr. Sally K. Ride. It is a circular slide rule used in aviation for calculating factors such as fuel burn, wind correction, ground speed
Lindbergh Eagle Award presented to Sally Ride, 1985. Creator: Malcolm & HayesLindbergh Eagle Award presented to Sally Ride, 1985. This Lindbergh Eagle award was given to Dr. Sally K. Ride in May 1985 to honor her achievement as the first American woman in space