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The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum maintains the largest collection of historic air & space objects in the world. Legal:

Washington, DC
Vrijeme pridruživanja: svibanj 2008.

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  1. Today in 1906, John Brisben Walker, editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, presented this Lilienthal glider to the . It is one of only five Lilienthal gliders remaining in the world.

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  2. Edna Newcomer and her groundhog Tailwind, waving from the cockpit of the Bellanca Skyrocket "The American Nurse." 📷: XRA-8302

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  3. In collaboration with , join us February 4 for a discussion with pilot (Inupiat) and astronaut John Herrington (Chickasaw) about their new doc . Attend in person or tune into the live webcast at 1:30 pm EST:

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  4. Today in 1974, the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon had its first official flight. F-16 cockpit is pictured here.

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  5. Today in 1938, the U.S. Navy requested proposals for a new carrier-based fighter aircraft. The result was the Vought F4U-1D Corsair:

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  6. Space shuttle launch director Michael Leinbach and space historian Jonathan Ward share the story of the immediate response to the STS-107 tragedy and the recovery and preservation of Space Shuttle Columbia:

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  7. "How does our Museum deal with the memory of such tragedies?" A curator shares reflections on spaceflight and memory and how we honor and remember the crews lost on Challenger and Columbia:

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  8. This American flag was flown over the U.S. Capitol on February 1, 2003, as a tribute to the crew of STS-107 after Space Shuttle Columbia was lost on re-entry.

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  9. Remembering the crew of STS-107. On February 1, 2003, the seven-astronaut crew were lost when Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry. David Brown, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla, Michael Anderson, William McCool, and Ilan Ramon.

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  10. One week from today, join us at the Udvar-Hazy Center to celebrate the achievements of African American pioneers in aviation and space. Featuring highlights tours, hands-on activities, a talk by Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee, and more:

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  11. On this day in 1961, a chimpanzee named Ham became the first chimp in space, launched aboard Mercury-Redstone 2 for a 17 minute suborbital flight:

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  12. You have to crawl before you can walk (or fly). On this day in 1977, Space Shuttle Enterprise traveled 35 miles from Rockwell International plant to Edwards Air Force Base on a 90-wheel trailer. Unlike on its later test flights, it moved pretty slowly — about 3 miles per hour.

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  13. Today in 1951, Charles Blair set a transatlantic speed record for piston-engine aircraft in his North American Mustang "Excalibur III," flying from New York to London in under 8 hours:

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  14. Today in 1958, America's first successful satellite, Explorer 1, was launched and placed into Earth orbit. An Explorer 1 backup is on display at the Museum in DC:

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  15. The crew of Apollo 14 included commander Alan Shepard (who made history 10 years prior as the first American in space), command module pilot Stuart Roosa, and lunar module pilot Edgar Mitchell.

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  16. Today in 1971, Apollo 14 launched on the third successful crewed lunar landing mission. More on the mission:

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  17. Only three more weeks to apply for the Teacher Innovator Institute, our free summer professional development program for middle school STEAM teachers from across the country. Apply by February 21:

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  18. Today in 1964, Ranger 6 launched on a mission to capture TV images of the Moon before crashing into the surface. Impact it did, but the cameras failed. More on the Ranger program:

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  19. In late January 1929, 17-year-old aviator Elinor Smith established a women's endurance record with a 13 hour 16 minute flight in her Brunner-Winkle Bird:

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  20. Happy birthday ! On this day in 1929, Inter-Island Airways was formed (now Hawaiian Airlines).

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