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Star Wars vehicle The museum recognizes that science fiction often sparks people’s interests in air and space. Now there is an X-wing Starfighter from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (shown above being restored) outside the museum’s planetarium. Jackie Cochran’s plane Cochran was a pilot who broke many speed, altitude, and distance records. In 1953, she became the first female pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound. The T-38 plane she used is now on display for the first time. A flying lion Roscoe Turner, an air racer in the 1930s, flew with a lion cub named Gilmore to get attention. Over nine months, Gilmore logged more than 25,000 miles. His body, which has been preserved, is part of the museum’s collection.…

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