2. Flying Things

Smithsonian Air & Space Museum

This gallery contains photos from a visit to the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in both downtown DC and the new museum out by Dulles Airport. The museum out by the airport is larger than expected and has a huge display of aircraft.
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13XF8519 A hatch to the Apollo Capsule
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13XF8519 A hatch to the Apollo Capsule

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  • 13XF8477_8_9 This is the F1 rocket engine, one of five used to launch the Saturn 5 rockets to the Moon.
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  • 13XF8506 This camera nicknamed the “Walking Stick” was used to take close-up stereo photos of rocks on the moon. The camera was built by Eastman Kodak and used two microfilmer lenses.
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  • 13XF8507_8_9 This square panel holds 100 retro reflecting prisms and is used as a reflector then doing laser ranging experiments on the distance to the moon.
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  • 13XF8519 A hatch to the Apollo Capsule
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  • 13XF8377 Corona Camera, the first spy satellite used film that was sent back to Earth for evaluation.
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