Mercury Capsule, 1:3 Scale

Model of the Mercury spacecraft, with Launch Escape Tower. Model is 1:3 scale, and is silver, gray, black, and orange in color. Project Mercury was America’s first manned space program. […]

Gargoyle Missile

The Gargoyle missile originated as a glide bomb in November of 1943. In March of 1944, however, the Gargoyle was given a liquid- propellant rocket engine. When World War II […]

Satellite Tracking Telescope- 1 of 2

telescope with a starry night paper backdrop

Satellite Tracking Telescope-1 of 2 One of two identical Micronta satellite tracking telescopes: magnification: 6x; field of view 12 degrees. Refracting telescopes with wide field view for satellite tracking. Mounted […]

Gemini Spacecraft Model (1:4 Scale)

Model of the Gemini capsule and Service Module. Model is 58 3/4″x 31″, and is black and white in color. The Gemini program was the intermediate step between Mercury and […]

Satellite, Explorer I

Replica of the first U.S. satellite, Explorer 1. Explorer 1 was launched on 31 Jan 1958. NASM catalog number 5310, A1976-0760-000.

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