Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Kids can build a universe and collect other Barbie Space Discovery toys to fuel even more storytelling and role-play fun!

Barbie wears a blue dress with planetary graphics, white shoes and eyeglasses; the student has a dress with space print and pink boots. Although Mattel released its first in a series of spacesuited Barbie dolls in 1965, the one that Denison was gifted was not an "Astronaut Barbie. The Museum has five aviation-themed Barbies (and one Ken) in its collection, though they are not on display at this time. Known for her endless list of careers, Barbie has decades of experience in business, medicine, modeling, and just about any other industry you can imagine. Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out.Beginning with the Astronaut Barbie set in 1965, Barbie has continued to take on more and more careers in STEM, from microbiologist to surgeon to engineer. It was on a DOD [Department of Defense] flight, and that's why you might not have seen much on it," said Steve Denison in an interview with collectSPACE.

Barbie’s career as a Barbieland astronaut began in 1965 with the release of the Miss Astronaut outfit.This Barbie Space Discovery Space Station Playset features a Barbie space explorer doll, her puppy and more than 20 other pieces to inspire kids to explore and experiment. As it happened, the same person who sewed Barbie's custom spacesuit went on to work for the National Archives, where in 1999 she helped arrange for the doll to be temporarily displayed at the Dwight D. The manual guides you step by step through the experiments and gives you a lot of useful information and fun facts about life in space.

With the Barbie movie being released this week, we decided that now is the perfect time to look back at a Barbie project of our own. This collectible Barbie doll is sculpted to Samantha’s likeness and features articulation for endless posing possibilities.Accessories include a chair, test tubes, microscope, plant experiment, laptop, astronaut food, plus items for the puppy like a puppy bed and food bowl. This goodwill guarantee does not affect your legal rights in relation to faulty or mis-described products, further details can be found in see clause 4.