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The National Air and Space Museum holds in trust some 50,000 artifacts. Historic aircraft and spacecraft, such as the Wright Flyer and the Apollo 11 Command Module, highlight the national collection. Thousands of additional artifacts--including engines, rockets, uniforms, spacesuits, balloons, artwork, documents, manuscripts and photographs--document the richness of the history of flight, at home and around the world. A wide variety of these artifacts are on display at the National Mall building and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
The Museum's artifacts reach an even wider audience through an active loan program that makes the national collection accessible to museums in the United States and in other countries. |
