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Big news for the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum: they’re getting a big donation from airplane manufacturer Boeing, along with new artifacts and exhibits.

The museum announced in a release that Boeing is donating $30 million to “support the museum’s educational activities and exhibitions.” Among those exhibitions is an extensive renovation of its main “Milestones of Flight” hall, which will be completed in 2016, the 40th anniversary of the museum and the 100th anniversary of Boeing.

In the renovated hall, which will be renamed the “Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall,” as a thank you to Boeing, there will be “key artifacts” that “tell multiple stories” about the history of flight and Boeing. Artifacts include the Ryan NYP “Spirit of St. Louis,” the Bell X-1 “Glamorous Glennis,” the Mercury “Friendship 7,” the Apollo Lunar Module, and, for all you Star Trek nerds, a model of the “Starship Enterprise” used in the T.V. show.

“We are grateful to Boeing for this magnificent contribution,” Museum Director Gen. J.R. “Jack” Dailey said in the release. “It will enable us to create an exciting new exhibition concept inspired by innovators, from the Wright brothers to today’s space explorers, and to develop educational experiences for generations of innovators to come.”

Additionally, the money from Boeing will go to deepen the exhibit by adding more digital and interactive elements. The funds from Boeing will also upgrade other galleries and exhibits, as well as pay for a new educational program and the annual John H. Glenn Lecture in Space History.

“We’re honored to help preserve the legacy of pioneers who transformed an industry and influenced generations of innovators,” Boeing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney said. “By supporting the National Air and Space Museum with the renovation and expansion of the gallery, we hope to inspire others to dream, design and build the next game changers in aerospace history.”