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Space Shuttle "Atlantis" will be on display in its own building
The constellations on a globe of solid granite rolling on a thin film of water
The Rocket Garden shows the stages of rocket development
50 years of space explorations at a glance
The first liquid fuel rocket by Goddard, 1926; it reached
375 feet in height
375 feet in height
"Vanguard" (1958) flew several miles higher and showed us that Earth is not a perfect globe but rather "pear-shaped"
"Explorer 1", the first American satellite (1958)
The space suit of the "Mercury" astronauts (1959-1963);
Alan Shepard, first American in space, wore it.
Alan Shepard, first American in space, wore it.
The "Gemini" capsule; the program ran 1962-1966
The giant Saturn V made the "Apollo" program (1963-1972) possible;
as a part of that program, Neil Armstrong was the first human to set foot on the moon
as a part of that program, Neil Armstrong was the first human to set foot on the moon
The enormous engines of Saturn V are still an overwhelming sight
The famous "bridge" the astronauts had to cross to get to their spacecraft
The "Apollo" capsule
The original launch control room of the "Apollo" missions
The moon landing module of Apollo XII
The "Apollo" command module
Space Shuttle "Explorer" has never flown; it was used as a fully functional display piece until the end of the Shuttle program
The booster rockets, which were discharged after the launch phase
The ceramics tiles at the bottom of the Space Shuttle serving as a heat shield
Launch complex 32-B from where most Space Shuttles were launched
Parts of the booster rockets on their way from the launch pad to the
Vehicle Assembly Building
Vehicle Assembly Building
The Wall of Fame of the astronauts. The names of those who
perished are illuminated
perished are illuminated
