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Welcome Center

July 1, 1976 - Permanent

Museum: Air and Space Museum

Location: Gallery 108, 1st Floor

The Welcome Center features the information desk and the following:

• Robert T. McCall Mural: The Space Mural -- A Cosmic View by Robert T. McCall portrays the past, present, and future of the universe with a depiction of the Big Bang, an Apollo astronaut on the Moon, and a lunar rover and second astronaut.
• Eric Sloane Mural: Earth Flight Environment by Eric Sloane illustrates different weather phenomena in our atmosphere -- lightening, rain, a rainbow -- and a variety of cloud forms as a single airplane streaks across the sky.
• Trophy Case featuring the following objects:
  - The Aero Club Trophy for Aviation Excellence, along with a list of winners.
  - The NASM Trophy for extraordinary achievements in aerospace.
  - A model of Ascent by John Safer, a 65-foot sculpture installed at the Udvar-Hazy Center.
• Voyager: Around the World Without a Pit Stop
  For details see separate entry.

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