Stories of daring, stories of technological feats, stories of prevailing against the odds ... these are the stories we tell at the National Air and Space Museum. Dive in to the stories below to discover, learn, and be inspired.
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January 09, 2025The Science Never StopsStory
| AirSpace Podcast
Our museum collection, like a lot of other museums' collections, is sometimes a working collection. That means that scientists come to do aviation or space research using objects in the Museum.
Read moreDecember 26, 2024Solving Mysteries of the Sun with the Parker Solar ProbeStory
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is making its closest approach to the Sun, and many discoveries along the way.
Read moreDecember 26, 2024AirSpace Revisited: The Ninety-NinesStory
| AirSpace Podcast
In the lead up to Season 10 we're reviving some of our favorite episodes. Today we bring you Emily's favorite, The Ninety-Nines.
Read moreDecember 20, 2024A New Look for a New Military Service: General Raymond’s U.S. Space Force UniformStory
When Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond reported to the Pentagon for his first day as Chief of Space Operations for the United States Space Force (USSF) in 2019, he began the process of standing up the first new military service in 72 years. Raymond’s responsibilities were multifold, from defining the mission, to staffing the service, to establishing bases and other facilities.
Read moreDecember 19, 2024AirSpace Revisited: Smoke from a Distant FireStory
| AirSpace Podcast
In the lead up to Season 10 we're reviving some of our favorite episodes. Today we bring you Matt's favorite.
Read moreDecember 18, 2024The P-3 Orion Was Made for Hunting SubmarinesStory
| Air & Space Quarterly
Wherever Soviet submarines went during the Cold War, they were likely being watched by P-3 Orions.
Read moreDecember 18, 2024How Active Volcanoes Can Put Airplanes in DangerStory
| Air & Space Quarterly
A global warning system keeps active volcanoes from shutting down commercial aviation.
Read moreDecember 18, 2024The Fascinating History of a P-61 Black WidowStory
| Air & Space Quarterly
The fully restored P-61 black widow is on display at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
Read moreDecember 18, 2024That Time We Bombed a VolcanoStory
| Air & Space Quarterly
In 1935, a squad of U.S. bombers dropped a total of 20 of the 600-pound bombs on the lava channels in the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii.
Read moreDecember 18, 2024A Beautiful Restored Biplane Represents a Future That Never WasStory
| Air & Space Quarterly
The Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk was a light 1930s biplane fighter aircraft that was designed to launch from the United States Navy airships USS Akron and Macon.