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  • The Space Shuttle Challenger

    The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS), taken from a 1969 plan for a system of reusable spacecraft where it was the only item…

  • X-Planes

    This area covers the X-Planes of NASA. NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center infographic.

  • Rotary wing flight

    Rotary wing flight. This section includes the history, development and use of these vehicles. Date: Made its initial flight on January 13, 1942 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: The Sikorsky R-4 as designed by Igor Sikorsky had a single, three-bladed main rotor (engine). The R-4 was the world’s first large-scale, mass-produced helicopter…

  • Amelia Earhart and Women in Aviation

    Amelia Earhart Amelia Mary Earhart was the daughter of Samuel “Edwin” Stanton Earhart and Amelia “Amy”Otis Earhart. Amelia was born in Atchison, Kansas, on July 24, 1897. Amelia’s upbringing was unconventional. Her mother, Amy, did not believe in molding her children, Amelia and her sister Muriel (nicknamed Pidge), into “nice…

  • NASA’s Achievements and contributions to Aerospace

    This section will cover NACA/NASA and its projects from its start to todays vehicles and missions.  A large info-graphic is displayed and selected milestones will be AR linked. naca-nasa-aero-contributions-timeline

  • Private Space.

    SpaceX, Scaled Composites  and other private space companies are covered in this section.  This rendering also shows the X-37b which was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9. The hanging model is a 1/6th scale X-37b that’s built for display and fund raising.   1/8th X-37b model Infographic on Private Space Entrepreneurs. X-37b…

  • The 21st Century.

    After 100 years of flight, aerospace enters the 21st Century.  Thiis area will show selected projects built from 2000 till now.  

  • Pioneers in Private Aviation.

    This section will cover the Pioneers in Private Aviation, including Paul Macready and Burt Rutan, their companies and vehicles.  Hanging models will include a 1/16th scale SpaceShipOne carried by WhiteKnightOne, which are both Scaled Composites/Rutan creations.   Close-ups of info-graphics, pictures and illustrations. A 3d printer is aalso shown as…

  • After the Moon.

    This section will show the programs and projects that were built after the last Moon landing.  These will include Skylab, the Space Shuttle and the ISS. Display models will include 1/50th scale Space Shuttles, a full stack and one on a SCA.    

  • Hypersonic!

    North American Aviation X-15 The North American X-15 rocket-powered research aircraft bridged the gap between manned flight within the atmosphere and manned flight beyond the atmosphere into space. After completing its initial test flights in 1959, the X-15 became the first winged aircraft to attain velocities of Mach 4, 5,…