The Space Age

Here are some of the various aircraft and artifacts from the Space Age that I have photographed in my travels to airshows and museums.


Aerojet LR-91

Aerojet LR-91

Aerojet LR-91 rocket engine at the Sands Space History Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Aerojet M-1 Engine Injector

Aerojet M-1 Engine Injector

Aerojet M-1 Engine Injector at the Evergreen Museum in McMinnville
Apollo 11 Command Module (CM-107) "Columbia"

Apollo 11 Command Module (CM-107) "Columbia"

Apollo 11 capsule at the NASM
Apollo 15 Command Module (CM-112) "Endeavor"

Apollo 15 Command Module (CM-112) "Endeavor"

Apollo 15 Endeavor capsule at the National Museum of the USAF
Apollo 16 (CM-113) "Casper" Hatch

Apollo 16 (CM-113) "Casper" Hatch

Apollo 16 Command Module Hatch at the Museum of Flight
Apollo 17 Command Module (CM-114) "America"

Apollo 17 Command Module (CM-114) "America"

Apollo 17 Command Module (CM-114) "America" at the NASA Space Center in Houston.
Apollo 7 Command Module CM-101

Apollo 7 Command Module CM-101

Apollo 7 capsule at the Frontiers of Flight in Dallas.
Apollo 8 Command Module CM-103

Apollo 8 Command Module CM-103

Apollo 8 Command Module at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
Apollo 8 Command Module Replica

Apollo 8 Command Module Replica

Replica of the Apollo 8 capsule on board the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point.
Apollo Command Module 007A

Apollo Command Module 007A

Apollo Command Module 007A at the Museum of Flight
Apollo Command Module Boilerplate (multiple)

Apollo Command Module Boilerplate (multiple)

Apollo Command Module Boilerplate examples at the Johnson Space Center in Houston and at NAS Pensacola
Apollo command module mockup

Apollo command module mockup

Apollo command module mock-up at Pima
Apollo Command Module replica

Apollo Command Module replica

Apollo Command Module (replica) at the Evergreen Museum in McMinnville
Apollo Fuel Cell

Apollo Fuel Cell

Apollo Fuel Cell at the NASA Space Center in Houston.
Apollo Lunar Module (multiple)

Apollo Lunar Module (multiple)

Apollo Lander Modules #2 at the Smithsonian and #8 in Houston; Replicas at MoF, Evergreen, Chicago and Pensacola
Apollo Lunar Module Cockpit Trainer

Apollo Lunar Module Cockpit Trainer

Apollo Lunar Module Cockpit Trainer at the NASA Space Center in Houston.
Apollo Service Propulsion System

Apollo Service Propulsion System

Apollo Service Propulsion System at the Frontiers of Flight in Dallas.
Apollo-Soyuz Docking Module

Apollo-Soyuz Docking Module

Apollo-Soyuz Docking Module at the NASA Space Center in Houston.
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

Apollo-Soyuz Test Project at the NASM
ASSET test vehicle

ASSET test vehicle

Aerothermodynamic/Elastic Structure Systems Environmental Tests (ASSET) vehicle at the Sands Space History Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Astronaut Suits (multiple)

Astronaut Suits (multiple)

Variety of mission suits and uniforms from the space program
Astrovan

Astrovan

Astrovan at the NASA Kennedy Space Center
Atlas Agena

Atlas Agena

Atlas Agena rocket at the NASA Kennedy Space Center
Atlas Booster

Atlas Booster

Atlas Booster at the Evergreen Museum in McMinnville
AVCO Mk. 5 Re-entry Vehicle

AVCO Mk. 5 Re-entry Vehicle

AVCO Mk. 5 Re-entry Vehicle at the Sands Space History Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Beal BA-810

Beal BA-810

Beal BA-810 rocket engine thrust chamber at the Frontiers of Flight in Dallas.
Blue Origin Test Vehicle: Charon

Blue Origin Test Vehicle: Charon

Blue Origin Test Vehicle: Charon at the Museum of Flight
Delta I

Delta I

Delta I rocket at the NASA Kennedy Space Center
Delta II

Delta II

Delta II rocket at the NASA Kennedy Space Center
Dexterous Robotics Laboratory and Robonaut

Dexterous Robotics Laboratory and Robonaut

Dexterous Robotics Laboratory and Robonaut at the Lone Star Flight Museum
Explorer I (multiple)

Explorer I (multiple)

Explorer I satellite examples in Houston and the Sands Space History Center
Foton 6 capsule

Foton 6 capsule

Foton 34KS Return Capsule (Foton 6) at the Evergreen Museum in McMinnville
Gemini 5 capsule

Gemini 5 capsule

Gemini 5 capsule at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston
Gemini 9 capsule

Gemini 9 capsule

Gemini 9 capsule at the Kennedy Space Center
Gemini B capsule

Gemini B capsule

Gemini B capsule at the National Museum of the USAF.
Gemini capsule replicas (multiple)

Gemini capsule replicas (multiple)

Gemini Capsule replicas at Chicago and McMinnville
Gemini Test Console

Gemini Test Console

Gemini Test Console at the Sands Space History Center
Gemini Titan II

Gemini Titan II

Gemini Titan II rocket at the NASA Kennedy Space Center
Gemini Titan II engines

Gemini Titan II engines

Engines for the Gemini Titan II at the NASA Kennedy Space Center
General Electric Mk 2 Re-entry Vehicle

General Electric Mk 2 Re-entry Vehicle

General Electric Mk 2 Re-entry Vehicle at the Sands Space History Center
Goddard Liquid Fueled Rocket

Goddard Liquid Fueled Rocket

Goddard Liquid Fueled Rocket at the NASA Space Center in Houston.
Hatch Cover

Hatch Cover

Hatch Cover at the NASA Space Center in Houston.
Hubble Telescope (multiple)

Hubble Telescope (multiple)

Hubble Telescope at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and a half-size replica at the Museum of Flight.
International Space Station

International Space Station

Large model of the International Space Station at the NASA Space Center in Houston.
ISS Chamber

ISS Chamber

Chamber for the International Space Station at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston, Texas.
Juno I

Juno I

Juno I rocket at the NASA Kennedy Space Center
Juno II

Juno II

Juno II rocket at the NASA Kennedy Space Center
Landsat 7 Earth Observation satellite

Landsat 7 Earth Observation satellite

Landsat 7 Earth Observation satellite at the South Dakota Air Museum.
LES Rocket (multiple)

LES Rocket (multiple)

Launch Escape System (LES) Rocket at the Kennedy Space Center and Florida Air Museum
Little Joe II

Little Joe II

Little Joe II at the NASA Space Center in Houston.
Loki Dart and Launcher

Loki Dart and Launcher

Loki Dart and Launcher at the Sands Space History Center
Lunar Roving Vehicle (multiple)

Lunar Roving Vehicle (multiple)

Lunar Roving Vehicles in Houston, Seattle and McMinnville.
Lunar UV Camera

Lunar UV Camera

Far UV Camera Spectograph at the NASA Space Center in Houston.
Lunokhod 2 Soviet Rover

Lunokhod 2 Soviet Rover

Lunokhod 2 Soviet Rover at the Evergreen Museum in McMinnville
M2-F3 Lifting Body

M2-F3 Lifting Body

M2-F3 Lifting Body at the NASM
Mars Morpheus Lander

Mars Morpheus Lander

Mars Morpheus Lander at the NASA Space Center in Houston.
Mars Rover Spirit (multiple)

Mars Rover Spirit (multiple)

Mars Rover Spirit (2 versions) at the Evergreen Museum in McMinnville
Mercury Atlas

Mercury Atlas

Mercury Atlas rocket at the NASA Kennedy Space Center
Mercury Capsule 17

Mercury Capsule 17

Mercury Capsule 17 at the MoUSAF
Mercury Capsule Boilerplate

Mercury Capsule Boilerplate

Mercury Capsule Boilerplate at the Sands Space History Center
Mercury Capsule MA-7 "Aurora 7"

Mercury Capsule MA-7 "Aurora 7"

Mercury MA-7 Capsule "Aurora 7" at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
Mercury Capsule MA-8 "Sigma 7"

Mercury Capsule MA-8 "Sigma 7"

Mercury MA-8 capsule "Sigma 7" on Redstone rocket at the Kennedy Space Center
Mercury Capsule MA-9 "Faith 7"

Mercury Capsule MA-9 "Faith 7"

Mercury Capsule MA-9 "Faith 7" at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston
Mercury capsule replicas (multiple)

Mercury capsule replicas (multiple)

Mercury capsule replicas in Seattle, Charleston and Pensacola
Mercury Control Room

Mercury Control Room

Mercury Control Room at the NASA Kennedy Space Center
Mercury Redstone (multiple)

Mercury Redstone (multiple)

Mercury Redstone rocket at the NASA Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center
Orbiter Access Arm

Orbiter Access Arm

Orbiter Access Arm at the NASA Space Center in Houston
Orion capsule (multiple)

Orion capsule (multiple)

Orion capsule at the NASA Kennedy and Johnson Space Centers
Picard Gondola

Picard Gondola

Picard Gondola at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
RD-107 Vostok Rocket Engine

RD-107 Vostok Rocket Engine

RD-107 "Vostok" Soviet Rocket Engine at the Evergreen Museum in McMinnville
Rocketdyne F-1 and Apollo Injector Bell (multiple)

Rocketdyne F-1 and Apollo Injector Bell (multiple)

Rocketdyne F-1 rocket engine at the Museum of Flight
Rocketdyne F-4 Rocket Engine

Rocketdyne F-4 Rocket Engine

Rocketdyne F-4 rocket engine at the Museum of Flight
Rocketdyne H-1 rocket engine (multiple)

Rocketdyne H-1 rocket engine (multiple)

Rocketdyne H-1 rocket engines in Houston and McMinnville, OR
Rocketdyne J-2 rocket engine

Rocketdyne J-2 rocket engine

Rocketdyne J-2 rocket engine at the NASA Space Center in Houston.
Rocketdyne LR-10 rocket engine

Rocketdyne LR-10 rocket engine

Rocketdyne LR-10 rocket engine at the Evergreen Museum in McMinnville
Rocketdyne LR-101 thruster

Rocketdyne LR-101 thruster

Rocketdyne LR-101 thruster at the Sands Space History Center
Rocketdyne LR-89 rocket engine

Rocketdyne LR-89 rocket engine

Rocketdyne LR-89 rocket engine at the Sands Space History Center
Rocketdyne RS-25 rocket engine (multiple)

Rocketdyne RS-25 rocket engine (multiple)

Aerojet / Rocketdyne RS-25 rocket engine examples at the NASA Kennedy and Johnson Space Centers.
Rocketdyne S-3 rocket engine (multiple)

Rocketdyne S-3 rocket engine (multiple)

Rocketdyne S-3 rocket engine at the Florida Air Museum and Titusville.
Saturn 1B

Saturn 1B

Saturn 1B rocket at the NASA Kennedy Space Center
Saturn V

Saturn V

Saturn V rocket at the NASA Space Center in Houston
Scaled Composites 316 SpaceShipOne (multiple)

Scaled Composites 316 SpaceShipOne (multiple)

SpaceShipOne at the Smithsonian; plus replicas at Paul Allen's FHC, Oshkosh, Dallas
Shuttle Mission Simulator SMS-MB

Shuttle Mission Simulator SMS-MB

SMS-MB Shuttle Mission Simulator Motion Base at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston, Texas.
Skylab 2 Command Module

Skylab 2 Command Module

Apollo/Skylab 2 Command Module at the Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola.
Skylab Payload

Skylab Payload

Skylab Payload at the MoF
Skylab Training Module

Skylab Training Module

Skylab Training Module
Skylab Transition Chamber

Skylab Transition Chamber

Skylab Transition Chamber at the Evergreen Museum in McMinnville
Skylab-Apollo Docking model

Skylab-Apollo Docking model

Skylab-Apollo Docking model at the NASA Space Center in Houston.
Soyuz Capsule

Soyuz Capsule

Soyuz Capsule at the MoF
Space Launch System

Space Launch System

Space Launch System (SLS) at the NASA Space Center in Houston
Space Shuttle "Atlantis" OV-104

Space Shuttle "Atlantis" OV-104

Space Shuttle Atlantis at the NASA Kennedy Space Center
Space Shuttle "Discovery" OV-103

Space Shuttle "Discovery" OV-103

Space Shuttle Discovery at the NASM Udvar-Hazy center.
Space Shuttle "Independence" and 747 Transporter

Space Shuttle "Independence" and 747 Transporter

Space Shuttle "Independence" full-scale, high-fidelity replica mounted on the 747 transport at the NASA Space Center in Houston.
Space Shuttle boosters

Space Shuttle boosters

Space Shuttle boosters at the NASA Kennedy Space Center
Space Shuttle Crew Escape System

Space Shuttle Crew Escape System

Space Shuttle Crew Escape System at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston, Texas.
Space Shuttle Hatch

Space Shuttle Hatch

Space Shuttle Hatch at the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston, Texas.
Space Shuttle Seats (multiple)

Space Shuttle Seats (multiple)

Space Shuttle Seats at Johnson Space Center and the Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston, Texas.
Space Shuttle Trainers (multiple)

Space Shuttle Trainers (multiple)

Space Shuttle trainers at the National Museum of the USAF, Museum of Flight and the Lone Star Flight Museum.
Space Shuttle Tunnel Adapter Truss

Space Shuttle Tunnel Adapter Truss

Space Shuttle Tunnel Adapter Truss at the NASA Kennedy Space Center
Space Shuttle Wind Tunnel Model

Space Shuttle Wind Tunnel Model

Space Shuttle 1/20-scale Wind Tunnel Model at the NASA Space Center in Houston.
SpaceX Dragon

SpaceX Dragon

SpaceX Dragon module at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
SpaceX Falcon 9

SpaceX Falcon 9

SpaceX Falcon 9 at the NASA Space Center in Houston.
Sputnik 1 Russian satellite (multiple)

Sputnik 1 Russian satellite (multiple)

Sputnik 1 Russian satellite at NASM, Evergreen, MoF, Dallas, Chicago and NMoUSAF
STA - Shuttle Training Aircraft

STA - Shuttle Training Aircraft

STA Shuttle Training Aircraft at the Evergreen Museum in McMinnville
Strato-Lab 5

Strato-Lab 5

Strato Lab 5 at the Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola.
Surveyor Lunar Lander

Surveyor Lunar Lander

Surveyor Lunar Lander at the NASM
Syncom A Satellite

Syncom A Satellite

Syncom A Satellite at the Evergreen Museum in McMinnville
Titan I engine

Titan I engine

Titan I second stage engine at the South Dakota Air Museum.
Viking Lander

Viking Lander

Viking Lander at the Museum of Flight
X-24 Lifting Body (multiple)

X-24 Lifting Body (multiple)

Martin Marietta X-24 Lifting Body examples on display at the NMoUSAF
X-38 Re-Entry Vehicle

X-38 Re-Entry Vehicle

Scaled Composites X-38 Re-Entry Vehicle at the Evergreen Museum in McMinnville