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Lunar Orbiter, Engineering Mock-up, 1960s. Creator: Boeing Aircraft CoLunar Orbiter was the project that mapped the Moon in preparation for the Apollo landings. A total of five Lunar Orbiters were flown to the Moon
Fuel Cell, Gemini, Cutaway, ca. 1965. Creator: General Electric CompanyThis fuel cell is a cutaway version of the electric-power generating device used on the two-astronaut Gemini spacecraft during ten missions in 1965-66
Missile, Cruise, V-1 (Fi 103, FZG 76), ca. 1945. Creator: Gerhard Fieseler Werke GmbHThe V-1 (Vergeltungswaffe Eins, or Vengeance Weapon One), was the worlds first operational cruise missile. This name was given to it by the Nazi Propaganda Ministry
Model, Space Shuttle, Straight-Wing Low Cross-Range Orbiter Concept, 1970s-2000s. NASA used this Space Shuttle orbiter concept model in wind tunnel tests to learn about the flight characteristics of
Paraglider Research Vehicle (Paresev) 1-A, Gemini, 1960s. Creator: NASAFrom 1962 to 1964, NASA used the Paresev to develop the technology for landing the two-man Gemini capsule on land, instead of parachuting into the ocean, as had been done in Project Mercury
Lifting Body, M2-F3, 1960s. Creator: Northrop NorairThis M2-F3 lifting body was a heavyweight, wingless lifting body research craft of the 1960s. This F3 is the F2 re-built after a landing accident seriously damaged the M2-F2
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal awarded to Sally Ride, 1987. Creator: UnknownNASA Outstanding Leadership Medal awarded to Sally Ride, 1987. This NASA Outstanding Leadership medal and its accessories were awarded to Dr. Sally K. Ride on August 13, 1987
Model, Wind Tunnel, Convair Space Shuttle, 2007. Creator: General Dynamics CorporationModel, Wind Tunnel, Convair Space Shuttle, 2007. This wind tunnel 0.006 scale model set dates from the early Space Shuttle design effort
Missile, Surface-to-Surface, SS-20 "Pioneer", ca. 1970sThe SS-20, known as the " Pioneer" in Russian, is a two-stage, solid propellant missile with three multiple targetable reentry warheads. The missile is almost 16.5 meters tall
Model, Space Shuttle, North American Rockwell Final Design, ca 1981. This model represents the final Space Shuttle design that emerged from NASA-industry studies in 1969-1972
Force Measuring Unit, Skylab, 1973. Creators: Martin Marietta, NASAThis device was part of the Crew/Vehicle Disturbance experiment flown aboard the Skylab space station launched by the United States in 1973
Flight suit worn by Charles F. Bolden during his first spaceflight, 1986African-American astronaut Charles Frank Bolden Jr. (born 1946) flew on four Space Shuttle missions. He was also a NASA administrator and a United States Marine Corps Major General
All Aboard for the Moon!. 1881. Creator: Unknown" All Aboard for the Moon!". 1881. From " St. Nicholas: Volume VIII. Part I. November 1880, to May 1881". [Scribner & Co. New York, 1881]