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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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Wittman Special 20 "Buster"

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Napier Lion W-12 Engine

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Calculator, Hand-held, HP 41

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Model, Spacecraft, Orion Nuclear Pulse

This is a model of the Project Orion spacecraft powered by successive explosions of hydrogen atomic bombs. The nuclear explosion pulse concept was conceived by Stanislaw M. Ulam. The crew compartment ...
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Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega 5B

Amelia Earhart set two of her many aviation records in this bright red Lockheed 5B Vega. In 1932 she flew it alone across the Atlantic Ocean, then flew it nonstop across the United States-both firsts ...
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Delivery Drone, Wing M7000

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Heinkel (von Ohain) HeS 3B Turbojet Engine, Reproduction

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General Electric CJ805-23 Turbofan Engine, Cutaway

In 1956, based on the commercialized CJ805-3 version of the military J79 turbojet then powering the Convair 880, GE began development of an aft fan engine, the J79-X220, later designated CJ-805-23.
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Medal, Combatants Cross (Croix du Combattant)

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Camp Eagle Photograph [Trochan]

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