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Jun 05, 2009

Smithsonian Gets Star from Coney Island’s Astroland

Photo by Mark Avino/NASM Fun little tidbit to close out the week. The Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum today acquired an 8-foot-high lighted star from New York’s Coney Island’s now closed space-age theme park, Astroland. They sent over the above image of them receiving the actual star this afternoon, which shows Curator Margaret Weitekamp and Exhibit Designer Rebekah Brokway supervising their staff as they measure the Star. The Astroland Star will be on display…

 
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