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Learn about some of the notable exhibits on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. To read more about the exhibits and their location in the museum click here.

Space Shuttle Discovery

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By NASA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Space Shuttle Discovery (National Air and Space Museum) : Read about the significance of the Space Shuttle Discovery and its overall importance to human spaceflight

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

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By USAF / Judson Brohmer (commons file) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird (Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum) : read about the fastest jet-propelled aircraft and its overall significance to aviation

Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay"

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By Wikifan75 [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" (Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum) - Learn about the propeller-driven bomber Enola Gay, and its role in WWII