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Announcing the winner of the Museum’s 2027 Michael Collins Trophy for Current Achievement: The Artemis II Mission Team
@NASA's Artemis II mission captured the attention of the world in April 2026 as commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen traveled around the Moon and back — the first crewed deep space mission in over 50 years.
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Announcing the winner of the Museum’s 2027 Michael Collins Trophy for Lifetime Achievement: Apollo astronaut Charlie Duke!
Gen. Charles M. “Charlie” Duke is one of the most accomplished astronauts of the Apollo era and continues to be a powerful advocate for human space exploration and scientific discovery. Duke served as a fighter pilot and aerospace engineer before walking on the Moon during Apollo 16.
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Now on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: A Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk
The F-117 is the world’s first true operational stealth combat aircraft. The Museum's F-117 was restored for display by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, which included demilitarizing the aircraft and restoring it to its final operational appearance.
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