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The featured DC artifact for “50 for 50” is a small DC flag that was flown around the Moon! Washingtonian Bill Nye pays tribute to another DC native who took that flag to the Moon — Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Museum and the U.S. 250th, the “50 for 50” project will spotlight one artifact from every U.S. state and territory: https://s.si.edu/4uE1Qsk