Vanguard 1 satellite, 1958 (backup). Vanguard 1 was the second US satellite, coming 6 weeks after the first US satellite and 5 months after Soviet Union's…
Corona film return capsule, US Air Force and CIA, 1960. Corona satellites were launched to obtain images of the Soviet Union. The film in a Corona camera was…
Corona film return capsule, US Air Force and CIA, 1960. Corona satellites were launched to obtain images of the Soviet Union. The film in a Corona camera was…
Early communication satellite (functioned by reflecting ray of lights emitted from Earth).
Relay 1 communications satellite, NASA, 1962.
Computer used in early space programs (1960s).
CDC 3800 computer, used for Air Force satellites from the 1960s through the early 1990s. Memory: 128 kB, cost: 2 million dollars.
UNIVAC 1232 computer tape reader, used between 1967-1990 in the US Air Force's satelllite control facility.
Gemini heat shield, protecting the Gemini capsule (1961-1966) upon reentry in the atmosphere at speed of more than 27000 km/h. The hear dissipated by ablation:…
Gemini heat shield, protecting the Gemini capsule (1961-1966) upon reentry in the atmosphere at speed of more than 27000 km/h. The hear dissipated by ablation:…
Apollo 11 commemorative plaque, replica of the plaque left on the moon by Apollo 11 astronauts.
Apollo boilerplate command module and flotation collar. The boilerplate was used for practice by the Apollo astronauts (including Apollo 11) and the flotation…
Mobile quarantine facility, one of the 4 built by NASA for astronauts returning from the moon. Used by Apollo 11 astronauts who remained there for 65 hours.
Mobile quarantine facility, one of the 4 built by NASA for astronauts returning from the moon. Used by Apollo 11 astronauts who remained there for 65 hours.
Mobile quarantine facility, one of the 4 built by NASA for astronauts returning from the moon. Used by Apollo 11 astronauts who remained there for 65 hours.
Space food, 1960s-1980s.
Urine and feces collection bags, 1970s.
John Glenn training couch, 1959-1962. Astronauts in project Mercury, the first US human spaceflight program, used special form-fitted couches made for their…