The Breitling Orbiter 3 gondola, the gondola used on the first non-stop flight around the world by balloon by Bertrand Picard and Brian Jones in 1999. The flight took 19 days, 21 hours and 55 minutes, travelling 45,755km. The balloon travelled at altitudes of up to 11,373m, and speeds of up to 298km/h.

Inside the Breitlig Orbiter 3 gondola.

The Friendship 7 Mercury space capsule, used on the first U.S. manned orbital flight by John Glenn Jr., on February 20, 1962.

Inside Friendship 7.

Gemini IV, the two-person space capsule used for the first American spacewalk by Edward White on June 3, 1965.

The Bell XP-59A Airacomet, the first turbojet aircraft developed by America. It was first flown in October, 1942.

A replica of Sputnik, the first object launched into space.

Pioneer H, an unmanned probe from the Pioneer programme. It was to be Pioneer 12. It obviously never flew.

The Apollo 11 Command Module, Columba.