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A F-100D aircraft dropping a napalm bomb near Bien Hoa, South Vietnam

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The Space Race

What exactly was the Space Race? Why did we care so much? The Space Race grew out of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the most powerful countries after World War II. For a ...
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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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Curtiss JN-4D Jenny

The Curtiss JN-4D is almost synonymous with American aviation in the 1920s. The Jenny, as it was affectionately called, appeared in 1917. Heretofore having only produced pusher aircraft, Glenn Curtiss ...
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Korea and Vietnam Aviation

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Clock, Launch Countdown, Space Shuttle

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Get Involved

Your time and talents can help make the most visited museum in the country even more extraordinary. Find out about opportunities to get involved below. We offer opportunities to engage for a variety ...
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WAC Corporal Sounding Rocket

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North American SNJ-4 (AT-6)

Browse our collections, stories, research, and on demand content. The SNJ-4 is a derivative of a trainer ordered by the U. S. Army in 1935 and designated as the BT-9 (Basic Trainer No. 9). North ...
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The Beginnings and Basics of Aerial Photography

Picture the Earth from above. In your mind's eye, what do you see? Today, we have access to air and space technology that lets us see various views of the Earth with ease. However, before the ...
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Why Has It Been 50 Years Since Humans Went to the Moon?

Fifty years ago, on December 19, 1972, the Apollo 17 astronauts splashed down in the Pacific. They were the last humans to visit the Moon—and the last to be more than 400 miles from the Earth. Since ...