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America by Air
America by Air explores the history of air transportation in the United States and shows how the federal government has shaped the airline industry, how improvements in technology have revolutionized air travel, and how the flying experience has changed.
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Apollo to the Moon
Apollo to the Moon tells the historic story of human exploration of the Moon by the United States.
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Explore the Universe
Explore the Universe examines how our ideas about the Universe evolved as we developed new astronomical instruments.
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Exploring The Planets
Exploring the Planets takes you on a tour of the solar system as seen and sensed by the spacecraft that explored them.
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Fifty Years of Human Space Flight
This exhibit celebrates the Soviet Union and United States' achievements of launching the first human beings into space in 1961, and examines the technological challenges and public impact, as well as the secrecy surrounding the Soviet effort.
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How Things Fly
How Things Fly explains the basic principles that allow aircraft and spacecraft to fly.
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Looking at Earth
Looking at Earth explores the technology of aerial and space observation and its many uses.
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Milestones of Flight
Milestones of Flight showcases historic aircraft and spacecraft that represent epic achievements in aviation and space flight.
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Out of this World
Out of this World highlights particular moments from the space age that have inspired artists — the beginning of the space age in 1957, sending astronauts to the Moon and back in 1969, seeing the whole Earth from space in 1972, and creating a better picture of our home galaxy in 1992.
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Space Race
Space Race describes the U.S.-Soviet space rivalry and its aftermath, from the military origins of the Space Race, through the race to the Moon and the development of reconnaissance satellites, to cooperative efforts to maintain a human presence in space.
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The Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age
The 1903 Wright Flyer, the world's first successful airplane, serves as the centerpiece of this exhibition, which tells the story of how Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the airplane.
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Time and Navigation
This exhibition explores how revolutions in timekeeping over three centuries have influenced how we find our way.
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