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This undated handout photo provided by the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution shows the Apollo Lunar Module number 2, currently on display in the Lunar Exploration Vehicles gallery in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Some of the most iconic artifacts of aviation and space history are getting an updated display for the 21st century, with the Apollo moon landing as the centerpiece. For the first time since its 1976 opening, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum plans to overhaul its central exhibition showing the milestones of flight. The extensive renovation announced Thursday will be carried out over the next two years with portions of the exhibit closing temporarily over time, said Museum Director J.R. "Jack" Dailey.  (AP Photo/Eric Long, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution)

This undated handout photo provided by the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution shows the Apollo Lunar Module number 2, currently on display in the Lunar Exploration Vehicles gallery in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Some of the most iconic artifacts of aviation and space history are getting an updated display for the 21st century, with the Apollo moon landing as the centerpiece. For the first time since its 1976 opening, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum plans to overhaul its central exhibition showing the milestones of flight. The extensive renovation announced Thursday will be carried out over the next two years with portions of the exhibit closing temporarily over time, said Museum Director J.R. "Jack" Dailey. (AP Photo/Eric Long, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution)

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