Results for "Space vehicles"
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See Here: 8/13/2010
- Date: August 13, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Installation of the Apollo-Soyuz space vehicles in the National Air and Space Museum before it is open to the public, May 24, 1976, by Richard Farrar, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Negative Number: 76-6944-2."][/caption]
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Mourning National Disaster at Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
- Date: January 28, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: When tragedy struck during the space shuttle era, mourners found a place to honor the fallen astronauts of the tragic Challenger and Columbia flights at Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
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See Here: 11/2/2012
- Date: November 2, 2012
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: See Here: a weekly photo feature showcasing images from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
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Wish You Were Here?
- Date: December 1, 2009
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="attachment_3071" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Spiral Galaxy Messier 81 (M81), 2003, Spitzer Space Telescope / IRAC, NASA / JPL-Caltech / S. Willner, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA"][/caption] You may in fact be, or just feel like, a big shot down here on earth. But, ever since airborne cameras started to photograph our little planet from above, and once they
Getting Your Due, Samuel Pierpont Langley
- Date: November 28, 2017
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: It can be so frustrating to put great effort into something, and then to have your work and achievements called into question. I can't begin to imagine how frustrated Samuel Pierpont Langley was in 1903. By that time, he had spent over forty years studying astrophysics and aerodynamics. His work on astronomically-derived time measurement in the late 1860's is the heart of the
Sneak Peek 3/2/2020
- Date: March 2, 2020
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Atlas launch vehicle on the west side of the Arts and Industries Building, 1960s, SIA RU000095, USNM No. 46605L.
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Civil War Reconnaissance Takes Flight
- Date: June 18, 2011
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Blog Post
Avatar. A Photographic Game-Changer?
- Date: January 20, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: A few days ago, I went to an IMAX 3D showing of Avatar to see for myself if the movie is a “game-changer,” as many have suggested. And, it is, but in a way no one seems to be focusing on—the way it acknowledges and exploits photography’s power to shape both everyday and alternate realities. What struck me, as soon as the movie started, was how sophisticated the film’s
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See Here: 3/3/2010
- Date: March 3, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="294" caption="Rocket Row along the West Side of the Arts and Industries Building before the National Air and Space Museum was built. The four missiles on exhibit are: From left to right, the Jupiter C, which launched Explorer I, the first U.S. satellite; the Vanguard; the Polaris, the first U.S. submarine-launched ICBM; and the Atlas,
Making the Most of Vacation Memories
- Date: June 24, 2014
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Summer means family vacations and making memories. Here are some ideas for before and during the trip.