The entire published collection contains about 2.8 million photographs, exhibits and 3D models that the institute
Although the galleries are closed due tolarge-scale restoration, all physical spaceships, spacesuits and flying objects in space, which were transferred to the museum, remain under the care of their curators and conservatives. However, they can now be seen online.
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"More than 1,300 images of aerial and space artifacts, from the Lockheed Vega light transport aircraft to John Glenn's Friendship 7 capsule, are now yours.You can download them, use them for your own purposes and share them," the museum noted."We can't wait to see what you do with these photos."
Previously more than 4.7 million Smithsonian imagesInstitutions were available only for personal purposes or non-commercial use. Now, thanks to open access, almost 3 million of these images are labeled Creative Commons Zero - they can be used for any purpose without the permission of the institute.