1:6 scale model of GIRD-09, the first Russian bi-propellant rocket, c. 1933 GIRD-09, the first Soviet liquid-fuelled rocket, 1933. 1933
Replica Space Shuttle Galley and personal hygiene station Replica Space Shuttle Galley and personal hygiene station
Model, (scale 1:6) American Interplanetary Society No 2 rocket, 1933 Model of American Interplanetary Society No 2 rocket
One test heat exchanger assembly, fine bore tubing, as used on HOTOL programme, 1986. Test heat exchanger assembly 1986
Photon Detector Assembly (PDA) of the Hubble Space Telescope's Faint Object Camera, flight spare. Photon Detector Assembly (PDA) for Hubble Space Telescope Faint Object Camera, engineering model unknown
Beagle 2 Mars lander, model (scale 1:1). Spacecraft developed by Open University Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute (PSSRI), Milton Keynes, UK, 2002. Beagle 2 Mars lander, 2002 2002
Huygens Surface Science Package, ACCE-1 accelerometer, engineering model. Developed by Open University Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute (PSSRI), Milton Keynes, UK, c.2002 Huygens Surface Science Package Accelerometer, ACCE-1, 2002 2002
One test heat exchanger assembly, medium bore tubing, serial number JM ORR 026 701, as used on HOTOL programme, 1986. Test heat exchanger assembly 1986
Model of Apollo Command Service Module (CSM) and Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) in trans lunar configuration, scale 1:48. Model of Apollo Command Service Module (CSM) and Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) in trans lunar configuration 1996
Classic Science Fiction/Rocketry book, one of three, "Raketenflug" by R. Nebel, Berlin-Reinickendorf, 1932 Classic Science Fiction/Rocketry book
One sample of "Q-Fiber" silica fibre in clear plastic bag, used to manufacture Space Shuttle Orbiter HRSI and LRSI thermal tiles, and AFRSI insulation One sample of "Q-Fiber" silica fibre in clear plastic bag 1980
Sample, one of two, of "Quilite" Advanced Flexible Reusable Surface Insulation (AFRSI), as used on Space Shuttle Orbiters. Sample, one of two 1980
Replica R.H. Goddard (March 16th 1926) liquid-fuel rocket and launch frame Replica R.H. Goddard liquid-fuel rocket and launch frame
Model, (Scale 1:8), of British Black Arrow rocket on launch pad, by RAE [Royal Aircraft Establishment] apprentices, Farnborough, Hampshire, England, 1969-1971 Model, (Scale 1:8) 1969-1971
Model 1:6 Scale Mirak II - an early liquid fuel rocket constructed by the German Rocket Society in 1930-1 Model 1:6 Scale Mirak II
Electrotype replica made by C.A. Melling and Company of a planispheric astrolabe by Mohammad ibn Bekr ibn Mohammad Al Rashidi Al-Abari [ The Needle Maker of Isfahan], dated 1221 AD. From the Museum for the History of Science, Oxford [see IC 5]. Replica of Islamic astrolabe, 1221 1221
Classic Science Fiction/Rocketry book, one of three, : 'De la Terre a la Lune, Autour de la Lune' [From the Earth to the Moon] by Jules Verne, Paris, J. Hertzel, 1875 Classic Science Fiction/Rocketry book
Classic Science Fiction/Rocketry book, one of three, "The First Men in the Moon" by H.G. Wells. First edition, London, G. Newnes, 1901. Classic Science Fiction/Rocketry book
Skylon reusable spaceplane model, scale 1:36, 1996 Skylon reusable spaceplane model, scale 1:36, 1996 1998
Replica Sputnik I, the world's first artificial satellite, launched in 1957. Design and construction of the original satellite was at the OKB-1 Design Bureau and was overseen by Sergei Pavlovich Korolev. Replica Sputnik I satellite, 1957. 1957
Model of British Black Arrow satellite launch vehicle, 1/40th, on launch platform (stand). Model, 1/40th scale, of British Black Arrow satellite launch vehicle, on launch platform (stand) 1962-1970
Watercooled undergarment used underneath pressure suits in high altitude aircraft. Developed at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, c. 1966. Similar to watercooled undergarments used by Apollo astronauts. Watercooled undergarment used underneath pressure suits in high altitude aircraft 1966
Indo-Persian celestial globe, brass and bronze with silver studs for stars, on tripod stand, made 1842 by Lala Balhumal of Lahore for Khadga Singh for presentation to Navanihal Singh, successive Maharajas of Kapoorthala, Punjab Indo-Persian celestial globe 1842