The Ranger 7 robotic spacecraft was a major turning point in the race to the Moon. After 13 consecutive unsuccessful attempts for the U.S. to take images of the lunar surface, on July 31, 1964, Ranger ...
On January 18, 1911, Eugene Ely landed his Curtiss Pusher biplane on an improvised deck on the stern of the USS Pennsylvania. From that moment, safely landing an aircraft on a ship became the most ...
Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.
Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.
On June 15, 1921, Bessie Coleman, a Black woman with Native American heritage, made history when she earned her pilot’s license, becoming the first African American woman to do so. While her life and ...
Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.
Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.
As the Museum kicks off its massive project to reimagine Air and Space, many of the objects in our collection will be moved from their current location on the National Mall—and in the process, will ...
Only a few short months after I began my job as coordinator of the Explainers Program at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, the opportunity to help create a new program was on my desk. Fresh from ...
Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.
Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.
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