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German cross in matte black painted on a piece of fabric, framed behind glass, mounted on a wall.

Balloon Fabric, WWI German, USMC General Waller

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Gondola, Breitling Orbiter 3

Gondola, Breitling Orbiter 3

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Chair, Lawn, Larry Walters

Chair, Lawn, Larry Walters

Object
Film Magazine, Far-infrared, Balloon Borne Telescope

Film Magazine, Far-infrared, Balloon Borne Telescope

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A gray gondola with foam padding and bronze cylinders near the top.

Gondola, Raven

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Full view of a blue capsule with a red base and a clear domed top. It is surrounded by black cylinders and a red oxygen tank, complete with a black frame at the very top.

Julian Nott ICI Innovation Balloon Gondola

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Side view of the white gondola. Brown cloth panels extending to the right. Red text visible.

Gondola, Strato-Jump III

Object
Basket, Balloon, Wicker

Basket, Balloon, Wicker

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Metal balloon basket decorated with red, white, and blue stars and stripes

Gondola, Balloon, Don Piccard

Object
Gondola, Double Eagle II

Gondola, Double Eagle II

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Acorn colored cane basket suspended from the ceiling.

Balloon Basket, USA, World War I, United States Army Air Service

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"Explorer II" Gondola

"Explorer II" Gondola

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National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum 650 Jefferson Drive SW
Washington, DC

202-633-2214

Free Timed-Entry Passes Required

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151

703-572-4118

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