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Images of the History of Aviation

Aviation history has always fascinated us. From gliders to supersonic planes, we have a wide range of images of aviation including stunning pictures of flights.

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Da Vinci's helicopter

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Da Vinci's helicopter
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Da Vinci's parachute

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Da Vinci's parachute
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Leonardo's kite glider

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Leonardo's kite glider
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Lana Terzi's airship, 17th century

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Lana Terzi's airship, 17th century
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Gusmao's Passarola airship, 1709

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Gusmao's Passarola airship, 1709
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Montgolfier's first balloon flight

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Montgolfier's first balloon flight
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Joseph Michel Montgolfier

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Joseph Michel Montgolfier
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Early balloon designs, artwork

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Early balloon designs, artwork
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Giffard's steam airship, 1852

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Giffard's steam airship, 1852
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Henri Giffard, French engineer

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Henri Giffard, French engineer
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Charles Renard, French engineer

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Charles Renard, French engineer
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Cayley's aerial carriage, 1843

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Cayley's aerial carriage, 1843
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Arthur Cayley, British mathematician

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Arthur Cayley, British mathematician
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Emmanuel Swedenborg, Swedish scientist & philosoph

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Emmanuel Swedenborg, Swedish scientist & philosoph
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19th Century monoplane design

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19th Century monoplane design
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British Army monoplane, historical image

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British Army monoplane, historical image
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Otto Lilienthal, German aviator

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Otto Lilienthal, German aviator
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Otto Lilienthal's glider, 19th century

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Otto Lilienthal's glider, 19th century
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Lilienthalscher Gleitflieger in flight

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Lilienthalscher Gleitflieger in flight
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Chanute glider test flight, 1890s

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Chanute glider test flight, 1890s
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Octave Chanute, US aviation pioneer

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Octave Chanute, US aviation pioneer
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Ader's flying machine, 19th century

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Ader's flying machine, 19th century
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Clement Ader, French engineer

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Clement Ader, French engineer
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Hiram Stevens Maxim

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Hiram Stevens Maxim
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Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German inventor

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Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German inventor
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Langley aerodrome

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Langley aerodrome
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Samuel Langley and Charles Manly

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Samuel Langley and Charles Manly
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Glenn Curtiss, US aviator

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Glenn Curtiss, US aviator
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The Wright brothers, US aviation pioneers

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The Wright brothers, US aviation pioneers
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The Wright brothers' first powered flight

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The Wright brothers' first powered flight
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Patent for the Wright brothers' aeroplane

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Patent for the Wright brothers' aeroplane
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The first helicopter

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The first helicopter
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First flight over English Channel, 1909

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First flight over English Channel, 1909
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First transatlantic flight, May 1919

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First transatlantic flight, May 1919
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Vickers Vimy biplane

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Vickers Vimy biplane
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First mid-air refuelling, 1923

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First mid-air refuelling, 1923
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Amelia Earhart

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Amelia Earhart
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Amelia Earhart

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Amelia Earhart
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Antonov and his glider, 1923

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Antonov and his glider, 1923
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J.W. Alcock & A.W. Brown, British aviation pioneer

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J.W. Alcock & A.W. Brown, British aviation pioneer
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First solo transatlantic flight, 1927

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First solo transatlantic flight, 1927
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Charles Lindbergh and Spirit of St Louis

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Charles Lindbergh and Spirit of St Louis
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Sergei Korolev, Soviet rocket scientist

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Sergei Korolev, Soviet rocket scientist
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Korolyov in Koktebel glider cockpit, 1930

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Korolyov in Koktebel glider cockpit, 1930
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Tiling rockets, 1930s

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Tiling rockets, 1930s
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Graf Zeppelin and Malygin, Arctic, 1931

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Graf Zeppelin and Malygin, Arctic, 1931
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Airship Graf von Zeppelin in the Arctic

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Airship Graf von Zeppelin in the Arctic
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Heinkel He-178, first jet plane

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Heinkel He-178, first jet plane
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German WWII ramjet bomber in flight

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German WWII ramjet bomber in flight
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Nikolay Kamov, Soviet helicopter designer

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Nikolay Kamov, Soviet helicopter designer
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Supersonic plane taking off

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Supersonic plane taking off
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First Soviet rocket-powered aircraft

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First Soviet rocket-powered aircraft
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German Me 262 WWII jet fighter

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German Me 262 WWII jet fighter
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Anton Flettner, German aviation engineer

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Anton Flettner, German aviation engineer
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Sikorsky S-42

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Sikorsky S-42
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Sikorsky hoverfly helicopter, 1945

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Sikorsky hoverfly helicopter, 1945
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Igor Sikorsky, Russian-US engineer

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Igor Sikorsky, Russian-US engineer
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Early commercial aviation, 1930s-40s

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Early commercial aviation, 1930s-40s
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Bell X-1 supersonic aircraft

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Bell X-1 supersonic aircraft
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Charles Chuck Yeager, American pilot

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Charles Chuck Yeager, American pilot
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F15 jets being refueled by a Boeing 707

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F15 jets being refueled by a Boeing 707
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Vostok rocket on the launchpad

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Vostok rocket on the launchpad
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Yuri Gagarin in capsule

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Yuri Gagarin in capsule
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Launch of Vostok 1 spacecraft, 1961

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Launch of Vostok 1 spacecraft, 1961
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Mercury Redstone Rocket

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Mercury Redstone Rocket
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Alan B. Shepard, Project Mercury Astronau

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Alan B. Shepard, Project Mercury Astronau
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Lockheed SR-71 taxying after landing

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Lockheed SR-71 taxying after landing
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SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft

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SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft
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Boeing 747-8 engine

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Boeing 747-8 engine
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Boeing 747-8 flight deck

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Boeing 747-8 flight deck
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Boeing 747 cargo airplane

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Boeing 747 cargo airplane
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Apollo 11 launch

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Apollo 11 launch
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Launch of Apollo 11 mission on a Saturn V rocket

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Launch of Apollo 11 mission on a Saturn V rocket
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Aldrin & Armstrong planting US flag on moon

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Aldrin & Armstrong planting US flag on moon
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Supersonic Soviet Tu-144 aircraft, 1973

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Supersonic Soviet Tu-144 aircraft, 1973
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Tu-144, the first supersonic jet , 1969

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Tu-144, the first supersonic jet , 1969
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Concorde

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Concorde
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Concorde in flight

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Concorde in flight
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Concorde undergoing maintenance

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Concorde undergoing maintenance
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Tupolev 154 airliner, Russia

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Tupolev 154 airliner, Russia
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Andrei Tupolev, Soviet aircraft designer

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Andrei Tupolev, Soviet aircraft designer
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Buran space shuttle and carrier, 1989

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Buran space shuttle and carrier, 1989
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Buran space shuttle landing

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Buran space shuttle landing
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Airbus A318 aircraft

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Airbus A318 aircraft
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Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle

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Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle
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Dryden Flight Research Center fleet, 2008

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Dryden Flight Research Center fleet, 2008
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Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle

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Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle
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SOFIA airborne observatory in flight

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SOFIA airborne observatory in flight
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Discovery launch rollover, 2010

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Discovery launch rollover, 2010
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International Space Station, 2011

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International Space Station, 2011
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Soyuz 2.1a rocket launch

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Soyuz 2.1a rocket launch
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Space Shuttle final flight

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Space Shuttle final flight
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Space Shuttle final flight

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Space Shuttle final flight
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Kounotori 2 approaching the ISS, 2011

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Kounotori 2 approaching the ISS, 2011
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Mission STS-133 landing training

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Mission STS-133 landing training
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Discovery in orbit, STS-133

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Discovery in orbit, STS-133
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Discovery approaching the ISS, STS-133

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Discovery approaching the ISS, STS-133
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Discovery's final landing, 2011

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Discovery's final landing, 2011
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Airbus A380 landing

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Airbus A380 landing
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Airbus A380

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Airbus A380
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