1 HOUSTON - JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
2 A Shuttle carrier aircraft, with Shuttle prototype. This 747 mod has larger engines and special winglets to carry the load
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4 Shuttle silica tiles that absorb the heat of re-entry
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8 The carry record of this single-purpose aircraftis detailed in full
9 In the museum building: Moon rocks, with sectioned surfaces to show composition
10 The Apollo-Soyuz mission, first linkup of spacecraft built by different national systems
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14 A SpaceX F9 first stage, flown twice
15 These large fins fold down at landing to stabilize the vehicle
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17 The grid fins at the rear unfold at booster apogee, to slow the stage down and keep it upright during re-entry
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Houston Johnson Space Center Aug 21