The Space exhibit
hangar at the museum has some great displays and artifacts
from the space program through the years. There is a lot of interesting
artifacts and information in this hangar. The photos below
are a small sample of the interesting exhibits in the space
hangar.
The North American X-15A-2 replica. The X-15, launched from a B-52, which is on display at the museum, would fly 199 times, setting a number of speed and altitude records.
X-15 tail and Goddard rocket.
Model of the Space Shuttle Columbia on the launch pad.
Apollo Command module
Looking inside the Apollo command module.
Mockup of the Mars Rover on Mars.
Solar powered car, one of the things that technology from the space program has given us.
Contrast in technoloy. Vacuum tubes in a case with circuit boards and integrated circuits. This demostrated the kind of technological leap that was made possible by the space program.