National Security Space

Air and Space Museum

During the Cold Wars, the United States and USSR looked toward space for ways to spy on one another for the purposes of maintaining National Security and technological superiority. This group of objects represent some of the early advances in space-based reconnaissance during the Space Race.

National Security Space

Model, Wind Tunnel, X-20 Dyna-Soar

Model, Manned Orbiting Laboratory, 1:30

Model, Space Plane, Wind Tunnel, X-20 Dyna-Soar

Model, Manned Orbiting Laboratory, 1:48

Model, Dyna-soar X-20

Model, Corona Film Return System

Model, Rocket, Agena

Model, Rocket, Thor Agena D, Thrust-Augmented

Model, Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, 1:2 Scale