Twinkle, twinkle, little...wait a minute, is that a star or something else? And just how "little" is it? What are you actually looking at when you gaze up at the night sky? This is a question that scientists have been wondering for generations. In this episode we will take a look at the night...

Mark Cheung, senior staff physicist at the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center, will discuss how NASA’s fleet of science missions are revealing the mysteries of the Sun.

Quick, name some famous spies! Who did you come up with? Jack Ryan? Ethan Hunt? James Bond? Movie spies are fun and resourceful, but real life spies rely on a lot more than fancy gadgets and powerful informants — they need as much information as they can get. In this episode, we'll explore how...

Bees are important to the environment, but did you know they are also important for the aerospace industry? This episode is buzzing with bees as we discuss the flying insects and explore research being done on them. You will also see how the honeycomb structure is used in the aerospace industry...

Every big machine relies on a series of simple machines to get the job done. Can you name the six simple machines? The air- and spacecraft at the National Air and Space Museum operate thanks to simple machines, and we even use simple machines to put our artifacts on display. In this episode we'...

Explore the past and future of supersonic flight Fifty years after the Concorde first flew, a new era of innovation and entrepreneurial ideas seeks to make supersonic flight practical and sustainable. Flying passengers at twice the speed of sound, the Concorde captured the imagination...

Featuring Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden. For National Air and Space Society Members. Become a member today! 

Everyone remembers Neil Armstrong’s "One Small Step," but just four months later humans walked on the surface of the Moon for the second time. Do you know what Pete Conrad's first words were when he became the third person to walk on the Moon? Join us as we discuss the Apollo 12 mission, and ask...

Hear a firsthand account of the USS Hornet's recovery of the Apollo 11 astronauts and spacecraft, featuring a helicopter pilot, Navy diver, and flight surgeon.

From the time the airplane first took to the air, women have played an important role in shaping the aerospace industry. Join STEM in 30 and Anousheh Ansari, the first female private space explorer, as we take a look at the contributions of early women aviators, female astronauts and other pioneering women

Meet three women who ascended through glass ceilings during the Apollo program

Learn about air traffic controllers, who are in charge of keeping the skies orderly and safe and relaying information to pilots while they are in the air.