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Curtiss JN-4D Jenny

The Curtiss JN-4D is almost synonymous with American aviation in the 1920s. The Jenny, as it was affectionately called, appeared in 1917. Heretofore having only produced pusher aircraft, Glenn Curtiss ...
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Keyboard, Display (DSKY), Apollo Guidance Computer

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Northrop T-38 Talon

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Curtiss D-III Headless Pusher

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Douglas World Cruiser Chicago

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Curtiss XP-55-CS Ascender

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Grumman G-164 Ag-Cat

The Grumman G-164 Ag-Cat is the first aircraft specifically designed by a major aircraft company for agricultural aviation, the aerial application of chemical, fertilizer and seed, and it is one of ...
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Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100 Turbofan Engine

Pratt & Whitney won a 1970 U.S. Air Force competition to design the engine for the service's next generation fighter, the F-15 Eagle. The F100-PW-100 first flew in July 1972 and entered service with ...
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V-2 Rocket Engine Combustion Chamber cutaway

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Humans and Robots on Other Worlds

In the 1960s, five Lunar Orbiter missions successfully imaged 99 percent of the Moon’s surface. These missions paved the way for crewed landings on the Moon during the Apollo missions. Using the Lunar ...
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The A7L suit used to protect Apollo astronauts

The A7L pressure suits worn by Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin when they took the first steps on the Moon in July 1969 were a remarkable piece of engineering A suit that allowed an astronaut to ...
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Command Module, Apollo 16

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