The space sciences collection includes objects ranging from engineering models, components, and prototypes to mockups and models representing the full range of scientific activities performed on space vehicles, including both suborbital and orbital satellites, probes, and landers, as well as missions flown into orbits around other celestial bodies, including the moon, other planets, the Sun, and the Earth’s Lagrangian points. Specific subject matter areas include but are not limited to astrophysics, biology, the earth sciences, geophysics, planetary science, and solar physics. Collections areas also include artifacts from the ground-based sciences that represent the intellectual and technical infrastructure within which the problems addressed by the space sciences are rationalized.
Space Science
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Resource Type
- filter Scientific instruments 209 Exclude Scientific instruments
- filter Uncrewed spacecraft 160 Exclude Uncrewed spacecraft
- filter Components (objects) 79 Exclude Components (objects)
- filter Models 54 Exclude Models
- filter Equipment 28 Exclude Equipment
- filter Instruments 27 Exclude Instruments
- filter Payloads 25 Exclude Payloads
- filter Photographic equipment 14 Exclude Photographic equipment
- filter Electrical systems 13 Exclude Electrical systems
- filter Testing equipment 12 Exclude Testing equipment
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Set Name
- filter National Air and Space Museum Collection 453 Exclude National Air and Space Museum Collection
- filter Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA 118 Exclude Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- filter Space Science 41 Exclude Space Science
- filter Boeing Aviation Hangar 38 Exclude Boeing Aviation Hangar
- filter James S. McDonnell Space Hangar 22 Exclude James S. McDonnell Space Hangar
- filter National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC 16 Exclude National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- filter Rockets & Missiles 16 Exclude Rockets & Missiles
- filter Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery 10 Exclude Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery
- filter Destination Moon 4 Exclude Destination Moon
- filter Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar 1 Exclude Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar
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Topic
- filter Science 209 Exclude Science
- filter Outer space 125 Exclude Outer space
- filter Spaceflight 116 Exclude Spaceflight
- filter Photography 16 Exclude Photography
- filter Electronic apparatus and appliances 10 Exclude Electronic apparatus and appliances
- filter Human spaceflight 5 Exclude Human spaceflight
- filter Moon 3 Exclude Moon
- filter Aeronautics 2 Exclude Aeronautics
- filter Air traffic control 1 Exclude Air traffic control
- filter Design 1 Exclude Design
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