This summer I had the opportunity to visit the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC. Here are some of the snapshots of mostly space-related vehicles used by the U.S. and Soviet programs. Please click on the images to enlarge and reveal captions.
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Mercury capsule
Mercury capsule
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Nuclear deterrent
Nuclear deterrent
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Apollo 11
Apollo 11
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Viking Mars lander
Viking Mars lander
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Aviation history trifecta
Aviation history trifecta
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Fuel cells
Fuel cells
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Apollo display console
Apollo display console
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Apollo landing module
Apollo landing module
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Saturn V rockets
Saturn V rockets
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Lunar module
Lunar module
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Busman's holiday
Busman's holiday
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Gotcha!
Gotcha!
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Detente: Soyuz
Detente: Soyuz
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Detente: Apollo
Detente: Apollo
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Star Trek Enterprise
Star Trek Enterprise
Mike Edwards
Editorial Director: Ryerson Polytechnical Institute electronic engineering technologist with over a decade of manufacturing experience and 20-plus years in technical publishing, is also trained in hydraulics, electro-pneumatics, bearings, mechanical CAD software, sensors, motor drives and electric motors.
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SOUTHINGTON, CT – Motion experts at The Baumer Group began working closely with scholars from the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (AI Lab) at the University of Zurich In June of 2012 to design and create the first humanoid robot that moves, acts and responds like a human being. Nine months later, "Roboy" was born and introduced to the world at Robots on Tour in Zurich, Switzerland, on March 8, 2013.
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