Plane Tied to Earhart to Make New Home in Atchison

A unique piece of Amelia Earhart story — one with a 60-foot wingspan — soon will have a home in Atchison, Kansas. “Muriel,” an Electra Model 10E, will arrive in Atchison on Monday, Aug. 8, and plans are underway to house the plane in a new Amelia Earhart Museum, for which a fundraising effort is

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Smithsonian Debuts Neil Armstrong Gloves, Reveals Apollo 11 3D Model

The Smithsonian is commemorating the anniversary of the first moon landing with new exhibits and a virtual display of some of the most historic artifacts from the Apollo 11 mission. Forty-seven years after astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969, his lunar-surface-worn gloves and helmet have

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