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"Heritage Space: A Journey Through Time and Exploration" Step back in time to witness the remarkable moments that shaped our understanding of space exploration

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Apollo 16 Lunar Module Orion on the lunar surface, April 21, 1972. Creator: Charles Duke

Apollo 16 Lunar Module Orion on the lunar surface, April 21, 1972. Creator: Charles Duke
Apollo 16 Lunar Module Orion on the lunar surface, April 21, 1972. Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: First Space Shuttle Mission launches, Florida, USA, April 12, 1981. Creator: NASA

First Space Shuttle Mission launches, Florida, USA, April 12, 1981. Creator: NASA
First Space Shuttle Mission launches, Florida, USA, April 12, 1981. Space Shuttle Columbia and STS-1 lift off from NASAs Kennedy Space Center, marking the first flight of the Space Shuttle Program

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Apollo 17 recovery operations, Pacific Ocean, December 19, 1972. Creator: NASA

Apollo 17 recovery operations, Pacific Ocean, December 19, 1972. Creator: NASA
Apollo 17 recovery operations, Pacific Ocean, December 19, 1972. A water-level view of the Apollo 17 Command Module (CM) " America" floating in the sea following splashdown

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Buzz Aldrin by the leg of the Lunar Module, Apollo II mission, July 1969

Buzz Aldrin by the leg of the Lunar Module, Apollo II mission, July 1969. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking on the lunar surface, by the footpad of the Lunar Module

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Apollo director Phillips monitors Apollo 11 pre-launch activities, Florida, USA, 1969

Apollo director Phillips monitors Apollo 11 pre-launch activities, Florida, USA, 1969. From the Kennedy Space Flight Center control room, Apollo Program Director Lieutenant General Samuel C

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Python engine installed in altitude wind tunnel, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, August 25, 1949

Python engine installed in altitude wind tunnel, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, August 25, 1949. An engine mechanic checks instrumentation prior to an investigation of engine operating characteristics

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Piper J-3L50 Cub, USA, April 16, 1942. Creator: Unknown

Piper J-3L50 Cub, USA, April 16, 1942. Creator: Unknown
Piper J-3L50 Cub, USA, April 16, 1942. The Piper J-3 Cub was evaluated at Langley Research Center by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in late 1939 to early 1940

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Hartley Soule with Fairchild 22, Langley Field, Virginia, USA, April 25, 1932

Hartley Soule with Fairchild 22, Langley Field, Virginia, USA, April 25, 1932. American aerospace engineer Hartley Soule stands in front of a Fairchild 22 monoplane with a leading edge high lift

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Apollo 16 television transmission of Lunar Module ascent stage lift off, April 23, 1972

Apollo 16 television transmission of Lunar Module ascent stage lift off, April 23, 1972. The flame from the Apollo 16 Lunar Module " Orion" ascent stage engine creates a kaleidoscope effect

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: XP-82 (XF-82) Twin Mustang, Langley Research Center, Virginia, USA, 5 May 1951

XP-82 (XF-82) Twin Mustang, Langley Research Center, Virginia, USA, 5 May 1951. In the early 1950s, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics used this XP-82 Twin Mustang for its drop-body

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: D-558-2 being mounted to P2B 1S launch aircraft, USA, 1953. Creator: Unknown

D-558-2 being mounted to P2B 1S launch aircraft, USA, 1953. Creator: Unknown
D-558-2 being mounted to P2B 1S launch aircraft, USA, 1953. The Douglas D-558-2 2 Skyrocket (NACA 144), prior to flight, being towed under the P2B-1S (Navy designation for the Air Force B-29)

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Wright WF3W-1 Apache, USA, May 19, 1927. Creator: Unknown

Wright WF3W-1 Apache, USA, May 19, 1927. Creator: Unknown
Wright WF3W-1 Apache, USA, May 19, 1927. In its seaplane configuration, a National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics crew prepares the Wright XF3W-1 Apache for take off from the Little Back River

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova looks at the Apollo Command Module, Houston, Texas

Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova looks at the Apollo Command Module, Houston, Texas, 1977. Tereshkova was the first woman to make a space flight when she piloted Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: D-558-1 in flight, USA, May 1952. Creator: NACA

D-558-1 in flight, USA, May 1952. Creator: NACA
D-558-1 in flight, USA, May 1952. The Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak was a single-engine turbojet-powered research aircraft used by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: President Nixon and Apollo 13 crewmen at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, USA

President Nixon and Apollo 13 crewmen at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, USA, 18 April 1970. President Richard M. Nixon and the Apollo 13 crew pay their respects to the US flag during post-mission

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Guppy, USA, May 5, 2005

Guppy, USA, May 5, 2005. After replacement of its landing gear at NASA Dryden (now Armstrong Flight Research Center), NASAs Super Guppy Turbine cargo plane takes off from Edwards Air Force Base to

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Theodore von Karman at the Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, USA

Theodore von Karman at the Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, USA, 1950. Hungarian-born Von Karman came to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Curtiss Bleeker helicopter, Virginia, USA, June 18, 1930. Creator: Unknown

Curtiss Bleeker helicopter, Virginia, USA, June 18, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Curtiss Bleeker helicopter, Virginia, USA, June 18, 1930. Curtiss Bleeker prototype rotary wing aircraft, introduced in 1926

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Paresev 1-B in tow flight, October 19, USA, 1968

Paresev 1-B in tow flight, October 19, USA, 1968. Paraglider Research Vehicle experimental aircraft. A normal flight was a takeoff on the Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Earth Resources 2 pilot at 65, 000 feet over Alaska, USA, 2014. Creator: Denis Steele

Earth Resources 2 pilot at 65, 000 feet over Alaska, USA, 2014. Creator: Denis Steele
Earth Resources 2 pilot at 65, 000 feet over Alaska, USA, 2014. The Earth Resources 2 (ER-2) high-altitude aircraft was used to carry the MABEL (Multiple Altimeter Beam Experimental Lidar)

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Eisenhower visits the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama, USA. Creator: NASA

Eisenhower visits the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama, USA. Creator: NASA
Eisenhower visits the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama, USA. September 8, 1960. US President Eisenhower with rocket engineer Dr

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Evolution of the airfoil, 1908-1944. Creator: Unknown

Evolution of the airfoil, 1908-1944. Creator: Unknown
Evolution of the airfoil, 1908-1944. Diagrams showing the historical evolution of airfoil sections. The last two shapes are low-drag sections designed to have laminar flow over 60 to 70 percent of

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Effect of twinjet exhausts in simulation take-off, USA, July 7, 1949. Creator: Unknown

Effect of twinjet exhausts in simulation take-off, USA, July 7, 1949. Creator: Unknown
Effect of twinjet exhausts in simulation take-off, USA, July 7, 1949. Study of effect of twin-jet exhausts inclined toward the ground in simulation of take-off conditions for certain engine

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Skylab orbiting the Earth, 1970s. Creator: NASA

Skylab orbiting the Earth, 1970s. Creator: NASA
Skylab orbiting the Earth, 1970s. Launched in May 1973, Skylab was Americas first experimental space station. It contained solar arrays, an observatory, laboratory, workshop and other systems

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Richard Whitcomb with Area Rule Wind Tunnel Model, USA, April 20, 1955. Creator: Unknown

Richard Whitcomb with Area Rule Wind Tunnel Model, USA, April 20, 1955. Creator: Unknown
Richard Whitcomb with Area Rule Wind Tunnel Model, USA, April 20, 1955. Aviation pioneer Richard Whitcomb worked at the Langley Research Center in Virginia throughout his exceptionally prolific life

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Pluto as seen from New Horizons spacecraft, 2015. Creator: NASA

Pluto as seen from New Horizons spacecraft, 2015. Creator: NASA
Pluto as seen from New Horizons spacecraft, 2015. Pluto nearly fills the frame in this image from the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI), taken on July 13, 2015, when the spacecraft was 476

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: British aviator Sheila Scott, 1970s. Creator: NASA

British aviator Sheila Scott, 1970s. Creator: NASA
British aviator Sheila Scott, 1970s. Sheila Scott with her Piper Aztec " Mythre, " in which she made her world and a half flight in 1971

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: The worlds largest wind tunnel, Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, California

The worlds largest wind tunnel, Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, California, USA, 1947. 40 x 80 foot wind tunnel which, when built, was the worlds largest

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Flying boat construction, Virginia, USA, April 24, 1946. Creator: Unknown

Flying boat construction, Virginia, USA, April 24, 1946. Creator: Unknown
Flying boat construction, Virginia, USA, April 24, 1946. Male and female technicians at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory (now NASAs Langley Research Center)

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Apollo Project flight simulator, USA, 1960s. Creator: NASA

Apollo Project flight simulator, USA, 1960s. Creator: NASA
Apollo Project flight simulator, USA, 1960s. NASAs Lunar Orbit and Let-Down Approach Simulator (LOLA), a high-tech simulator designed to represent the view an Apollo astronaut would see if they were

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: American Rocket Society ARS-4, 1934. Creator: NASA

American Rocket Society ARS-4, 1934. Creator: NASA
American Rocket Society ARS-4, 1934. This motor was used in the flight of ARS #4 on Staten Island, New York City, USA, on September 9, 1934. It burned liquid oxygen and gasoline

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: An ancient storm in the Jovian atmosphere, 1999. Creator: NASA

An ancient storm in the Jovian atmosphere, 1999. Creator: NASA
An ancient storm in the Jovian atmosphere, 1999. The Great Red Spot in Jupiters atmosphere is a vast storm, spinning like a cyclone

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: President Nixon meets the Apollo 11 astronauts on the lawn of the White House

President Nixon meets the Apollo 11 astronauts on the lawn of the White House

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Lunar landing training vehicle piloted by Neil Armstrong, Texas, USA, June 16, 1969

Lunar landing training vehicle piloted by Neil Armstrong, Texas, USA, June 16, 1969. As preparation for the Apollo 11 moonshot

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Backpacking, 1984. Creator: NASA

Backpacking, 1984. Creator: NASA
Backpacking, 1984. Astronaut Bruce McCandless II ventured farther away from the confines and safety of his ship than any astronaut ever had. The Manned Maneuvering Unit made this trip possible

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Apollo 11 bootprint on the Moon, July 1969. Creator: NASA

Apollo 11 bootprint on the Moon, July 1969. Creator: NASA
Apollo 11 bootprint on the Moon, July 1969. Footprint made by US astronaut Neil Armstrong, first man to set foot on the Moon, clearly visible in the lunar soil

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Eugen Sanger, Austrian aerospace engineer, c1950s. Creator: Unknown

Eugen Sanger, Austrian aerospace engineer, c1950s. Creator: Unknown
Eugen Sanger, Austrian aerospace engineer, c1950s. During World War II, Sanger worked with the German air force on rocket and ramjet technology

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Engineers check body revolution model, Ohio, USA, July 31, 1957. Creator: Unknown

Engineers check body revolution model, Ohio, USA, July 31, 1957. Creator: Unknown
Engineers check body revolution model, Ohio, USA, July 31, 1957. Engineers at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory making a check on the body of a model of a supersonic aircraft before a test run

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Alligator at Kennedy Space Center, 1969. Creator: Unknown

Alligator at Kennedy Space Center, 1969. Creator: Unknown
Alligator at Kennedy Space Center, 1969. [Harold O Connor, manager of the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, watches a 10-foot-long alligator inch its way toward a busy highway at the Kennedy Space

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Giffard Dirigible, 1852. Creator: Perot

Giffard Dirigible, 1852. Creator: Perot
Giffard Dirigible, 1852. Woodcut by Perot depicting the left side view of French aviator Henri Giffards steam-powered airship in flight

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: P-51 Mustang, c1950s. Creator: Unknown

P-51 Mustang, c1950s. Creator: Unknown
P-51 Mustang, c1950s. The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber was used during World War II and the Korean War

Background imageHeritage Space Collection: Viking 2 image of Mars Utopian Plain, September 3, 1976. Creator: NASA

Viking 2 image of Mars Utopian Plain, September 3, 1976. Creator: NASA
Viking 2 image of Mars Utopian Plain, September 3, 1976. The boulder-strewn field of red rocks reaches to the horizon nearly two miles from the Viking 2 spacecraft



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"Heritage Space: A Journey Through Time and Exploration" Step back in time to witness the remarkable moments that shaped our understanding of space exploration. From the Wright Brothers' groundbreaking glider tests in 1902, to Wilbur and Orville Wright with Flyer II at Huffman Prairie in Dayton, Ohio, USA on May 1st - these pioneers paved the way for future discoveries. Fast forward to December 24th, 1968, when Apollo 8 captured an awe-inspiring image known as "Earthrise. " This iconic photograph taken by William A Anders showcases our beautiful planet from a perspective never seen before. Intriguingly, President Eisenhower's encounter with Hugh Dryden and T. Keith Glennan in August of 1958 marked a significant moment where science and politics converged. It was during this era that NASA began its journey towards unlocking the mysteries of outer space. President Kennedy's historic speech at Rice University in 1962 solidified America's commitment to reaching new frontiers. His words echoed through time as he declared, "We choose to go to the Moon. " The U-2 spy plane adorned with fictitious NASA markings serves as a reminder that not all missions were publicly disclosed during this era of intense competition between nations. Secrets hidden within layers of history continue to intrigue us even today. Witnessing Ed White perform the first U. S. Spacewalk in 1965 was a testament to human courage and determination. This milestone pushed boundaries further than ever before and opened up endless possibilities for future explorers. Voyager 2's capture of Uranus on January 25th, 1986 showcased the beauty and mystery lurking within our own solar system. The stunning images revealed breathtaking landscapes previously unseen by human eyes. As we reflect upon these incredible moments throughout history – Skylab orbiting above Earth at the end of its mission in1974 or glimpses into Mercury's surface captured by NASA – we are reminded of the vastness and complexity of our universe.