Technology & Innovation
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When you think of virtual reality, what comes to mind? As VR becomes widespread technology, it’s no shock that virtual reality has made it into ocean research.
The Viking project became my introduction to how spacecraft data are crucial for scientists to understand the geologic history of other planets and moons.
The scrapbook I kept about the Viking mission and everything related to space exploration is here with me now in my office at the National Air and Space Museum.
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After months of training, the patient can now move his arms and hands and feel the sensation of touch.
It has been 50 years since the landing of Viking 1 on Mars. On July 20, 1976, Viking 1 touched down on the Red Planet, and became the first robotic spacecraft to successfully carry out a scientific mission on the Martian surface.
In summer 2026, NASA will commemorate the 50th anniversary of one of the most consequential milestones in planetary exploration: the arrival of the Viking 1 and Viking 2 landers on the surface of Mars.
While our conservators traditionally work behind the scenes, they’ve teamed up with our educators to create an activity on the museum floor to demonstrate the guiding goals and principles of their work.
In the "TEXTRON How Things Fly" exhibition, nearly 50 interactives work together with featured artifacts to communicate the idea that the forces of lift, weight, drag, and thrust guide the design and function of everything that flies.