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United States Astronaut Hall of Fame

About United States Astronaut Hall of Fame

The United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, located inside the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Heroes & Legends building on Merritt Island, Florida, honors American astronauts and features the world's largest collection of their personal memorabilia, focusing on those astronauts who have been inducted into the Hall. Exhibits include Wally Schirra's Sigma 7 space capsule from the fifth crewed Mercury mission and the Gemini IX spacecraft flown by Gene Cernan and Thomas P. Stafford in 1966.

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Aviation museum
Opened
1990

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  1. United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, Brevard County01Brevard CountyHåkan Dahlström from Malmö, Sweden · CC BY 2.0
  2. Research pilot and former astronaut Gordon Fullerton is congratulated by retired astronaut Fred Haise upon Fullerton's induction into the Astronaut Hall of Fame (ED05-0095-02)02Research pilot and former astronaut Gordon Fullerton is congratulated by retired astronaut Fred Haise upon Fullerton's induction into the Astronaut Hall of Fame (ED05--02)NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center / NASA · Public domain
  3. KSC-20161209-PH KLS03KSC--PH KLSKim Shiflett · Public domain
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  5. Exceptional Bravery Medal (NASA) - Kennedy Space Center - Cape Canaveral, Florida - DSC05Exceptional Bravery Medal (NASA) - Kennedy Space Center - Cape Canaveral, FloridaDaderot · CC0
  6. Gus Grissom memorial - Kennedy Space Center - Cape Canaveral, Florida - DSC06Gus Grissom memorial - Kennedy Space Center - Cape Canaveral, FloridaDaderot · CC0

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