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National Air and Space Museum 34 min.
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75 years, one week, and two days ago, Tuskegee Airman Lt. C.D. “Lucky” Lester downed three German aircraft in less than six minutes: This W.S. Phillips painting, “Two Down, One to Go” portrays Lucky scoring his 2nd of 3 victories in his P-51 Mustang.
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National Air and Space Museum 3 oras
Last weekend, on the anniversary of the first steps on the Moon, astronaut Michael Collins visited our new display of Neil Armstrong's spacesuit.
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National Air and Space Museum 17 oras
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On July 23, 1962, Telstar relayed a live, transatlantic television extravaganza of programming from across the US and Europe, including a press conference by JFK. More on Telstar:
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National Air and Space Museum 19 na oras
This morning we officially inducted an EA-6B Prowler into our collection. The Grumman Prowler was the first U.S. military aircraft specifically designed for tactical electronic warfare. See it at the Udvar-Hazy Center:
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National Air and Space Museum 20 oras
In the first episode of , Museum director and 's share their memories of the Apollo program, what we learned from the first Moon landings, and where we go from here.
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National Air and Space Museum 21 oras
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Apollo 15 had an all crew: commander David Scott, command module pilot Al Worden, and lunar module pilot James Irwin. Scott had previously been to space on Gemini VIII and Apollo 9, but Apollo 15 was the first spaceflight for Worden and Irwin.
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National Air and Space Museum 23 oras
Today in 2005, the space shuttle returned to flight two and half years after the Columbia tragedy, with the launch of Discovery on STS-114:
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National Air and Space Museum Hul 26
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Thanks for sharing! I know would love to see this as well.
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National Air and Space Museum Hul 26
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81 years and 8 days ago, Douglas Corrigan earned the nickname “Wrong Way Corrigan” when he flew from New York to Ireland instead of New York to California. 📷: Mirrored New York Post headline
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National Air and Space Museum Hul 26
Let’s be real. The Apollo content never *really* stops. On this day in 1971, Apollo 15 launched on the four successful Moon landing mission, with a longer stay on the lunar surface and an emphasis on science:
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Thanks for visiting!
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Today in 1976: Viking 1 orbiter took this image of mesa-like landforms, one resembling a human face. More about unmasking the face on Mars:
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National Air and Space Museum Hul 25
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On July 21, 2011, Space Shuttle Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center, completing STS-135, the final flight of the space shuttle program:
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Thanks for visiting! ✈️
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National Air and Space Museum Hul 25
Sumasagot kay @marykay877
Thanks for following along. We’ll definitely be sharing lots of information about Apollo 12 through 17 as they each celebrate their 50th anniversaries.
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30 years and 8 days ago, the B-2 stealth bomber made its first flight. More about B-2s from :
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National Air and Space Museum Hul 25
This Twitter account has been a full-on Apollo 11 fan account for the last week, but we now return you to our regularly scheduled programming. Let's take a look at what else happened last week in history.
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National Air and Space Museum Hul 25
Sumasagot kay @TheBrokenBunny @Textron
A number of galleries are currently closed for renovation, but once that is complete, we will be back to our usual 20+ exhibits. How Things Fly has always been our primarily kid-focused exhibition, so don't worry -- the Museum will remain interesting for all ages.
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National Air and Space Museum Hul 25
Happy to Air and Space interns past and present (and future!) Did you know our director interned here when she was in college? In this photo from earlier this summer, she welcomes our 2019 interns.
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National Air and Space Museum Hul 25
Today we announced that has donated $10 million to support the transformation of our How Things Fly exhibition. This dynamic, interactive gallery engages kids around STEM concepts and inspires them to :
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