Air & Space

The Air & Space collection brings together authentic artifacts from the history of flight, space exploration, and the wider cosmos. Each specimen connects you directly to moments of daring, innovation, and discovery.

Among the highlights are fragments from Apollo 11, including genuine foil from the Command Module that carried the first astronauts to walk on the Moon. Pieces from Apollo 13 tell the story of a mission defined by teamwork and survival, while a rare fragment associated with Buzz Aldrin adds a personal link to one of humanity’s greatest achievements.

The collection also features materials from the Space Shuttle program, including flown tire fragments from Columbia’s nose landing gear and authentic thermal protection tiles designed to withstand re-entry. A special Shuttle Fleet bundle captures the legacy of multiple orbiters that carried crews and cargo into space. From the Soviet program comes metal from Salyut 7, a space station that tested the limits of human endurance in orbit.

The story of aviation is represented through multiple icons. A strip of red fabric from Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Vega 5B recalls her pioneering flights. A section of aluminum from a Boeing 747 horizontal stabilizer embodies the age of global travel. The sleek Concorde is here too, with material from the supersonic airliner that cut transatlantic flight times in half. Cold War engineering is captured in the SR-71 Blackbird, an aircraft that still holds speed and altitude records. And from an earlier chapter in aviation, the Hindenburg represents both ambition and tragedy in the race for the skies.

Beyond human achievement, the Air & Space collection reaches into the cosmos with specimens of the Campo del Cielo meteorite. These iron masses fell in Argentina thousands of years ago, their origins stretching back to the earliest days of the solar system.

Every artifact is prepared with care, presented with a certificate of authenticity, and chosen to highlight the remarkable path of exploration. From pioneering aviators to lunar landings, from the heat of re-entry to the fall of meteorites from deep space, the Air & Space collection lets you hold the history of flight and the wonder of the universe in your hands.