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SpacecraftApollo 17 Lunar Module Ascent Stage Mock-up
The Grumman-built Lunar Module, or LM, was the first true spacecraft—designed to fly only in vacuum. It was a key component...
SpacecraftBoeing Inertial Upper Stage Mock-up
The Boeing-developed Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) was an autonomous, upper-stage booster rocket. It could be launched from...
SpacecraftBoeing Lunar Roving Vehicle Engineering Mock-up
Boeing began work on the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) in 1969 in support of NASA's planned Apollo "J" lunar-landing missions....
SpacecraftExplorer 1 was the first successful satellite of the United States, launched on January 31, 1958. It is credited with the...
SpacecraftMcDonnell Mercury Capsule Reproduction
Project Mercury launched the first Americans into space. Mercury's goal was to orbit a manned spacecraft around the Earth, investigate a human's ability to survive and function in space, and safely return both pilot and craft.
SpacecraftThe Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT) is a full-scale mockup of the space shuttle orbiter, minus the wings. It was used for...
SpacecraftNorth American Aviation Apollo Command Module 007A
The Apollo Command Module (CM), joined with its Service Module (SM), acted as the "mothership" for lunar missions from 1968...
SpacecraftOn November 15, 1992, the Vostok-derived Resurs 500 spacecraft was launched into orbit by a Soyuz rocket, embarking on a...
SpacecraftThe Soyuz spacecraft has been the primary crew vehicle for the Soviet Union, now the Russian Federation, since its first...
SpacecraftThe Soviet Union launched the world's first artificial satellite aboard an R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile on October...
SpacecraftViking Lander Flight Capsule #3
The Viking 1 and Viking 2 Landers were both launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida in 1975. They traveled to Mars enclosed in...