Exploration of Space Collection Exhibits
Space Capsule that’s truly been “Out of this World”
The original flown Vostok 3KA-2 space capsule. Ivan Ivanovich and the dog Zvezdochka returned safely to earth in this capsule. Yuri Gagarin made his historic flight in the twin capsule, 18 days later. (k09150)
Oct. 2000 exhibited at the International Space & Science Symposium, Washington, D.C.
April 2001 exhibited at the International Space Symposium, Colorado Springs
Nov. 1-4, 2007 Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida (World Space Expo) (Newspaper Article)
Nov. 2007-July 2008 Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida
The original flown Vostok 3KA-2 space capsule. Ivan Ivanovich and the dog Zvezdochka returned safely to earth in this capsule. Yuri Gagarin made his historic flight in the twin capsule, 18 days later. (k09150)
Oct. 2000 exhibited at the International Space & Science Symposium, Washington, D.C.
April 2001 exhibited at the International Space Symposium, Colorado Springs
Nov. 1-4, 2007 Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida (World Space Expo) (Newspaper Article)
Nov. 2007-July 2008 Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Space Center, Houston
2002 to 2004:
Shannon Lucid's training spacesuit (k11166)
Apollo-Soyuz Cooperation in Space Document Signed (k10641)
American Museum of Natural History, NYC / Rose Center
Sept. 9, 2005: “Earth Orbit” Discovery
Apollo-Soyuz Cooperation in Space Document Signed (k10641)
Records file on the first space flight (k7892)
Deke Slayton’s slide rule used by Slayton in his career as engineer, test pilot and astronaut (k12459)
Apollo 7 logistics training manual (k12170)
Vostok 6 Voice Box: recorded transmissions of Valentina Tereshkova (k09150.02)
Current Space History Exhibits
Aug. 2008 - July 2009 Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum, Austin, Texas (Press Release)
Vostok 3KA-2 space capsule, Gagarin’s official report, artifacts, posters, and documents.
Sept. 2008 - Aug 2009 Bush Presidential Library & Museum, College Station, Texas
Sokol spacesuit: Shannon Lucid’s MIR flow training space suit fro Apollo-Soyuz, and Cooperation in Space signed document for the Apollo-Soyuz Program.
Oct. 2008 - Oct. 2009 Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Sokol Soviet Space Suit, 1960’s
Sokol Soviet Space Suit, 1960’s
Oct. 2008 - Oct. 2009 Monmouth Museum at Brookdale College, Lincroft, NJ
The Alien, and selections from our Space Toy Collection
The Alien, and selections from our Space Toy Collection
Exploration of Space Collection: Exhibit Highlights
