Art of the Airport Tower takes you on a photographic journey to airports in the United States and around the globe. Smithsonian photographer Carolyn Russo explores the varied forms and functions of ...
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.
Bring the Air and Space Museum to your learners, wherever you are. Browse our collections, stories, research, and on demand content. Discover our exhibitions and participate in programs both in person ...
Amelia Earhart set two of her many aviation records in this bright red Lockheed 5B Vega. In 1932 she flew it alone across the Atlantic Ocean, then flew it nonstop across the United States-both firsts ...
Following the end of World War Two, many strategists within the military services of the United States and its European allies realized that the large prepared runways required for jet aircraft were ...
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.
The National Air and Space Museum hopes to expand interest and capabilities in science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) fields by engaging and empowering our Aviation Explorers to seek ...
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.
The Museum’s podcast, AirSpace, is preparing a special limited series called 50 Years of Air + Space that will dive into the Museum’s history, its nearly completed renovation, and its plans for the ...
The space age was born 100 years ago when Robert Goddard launched a rocket from a Massachusetts field. When golfers launch their tee shots at the ninth hole of the Pakachoag Golf Course in Auburn, ...
Looking beyond the functionality of camouflage, a new form of art seemed to emerge from the interesting patterns and colors used to keep airplanes undetected. A French-made SPAD XIII that was assigned ...
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.