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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March 22, 2023 Rebuilt to Last Story | Air & Space Quarterly

A small group of enthusiasts keeps World War I airplanes aloft.

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March 22, 2023 Pilot Program Story | Air & Space Quarterly

The development of Microsoft's desktop computer Flight Simulator.

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March 22, 2023 Milestones of Flight Story | Air & Space Quarterly

A preview of the upcoming Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall.

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March 22, 2023 Guerrilla Aircraft Story | Air & Space Quarterly

MiG-17 performance in Veitnam

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March 22, 2023 Preservation by Computer Story | Air & Space Quarterly

Digital scans of Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis, which belongs to the National Air and Space Museum, were incorporated into the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th anniversary edition.

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March 14, 2023 Short Stories from Newly Digitized Women’s Archival Collections Story | From the Archives

The Museum's Archives holds large digitized collections highlighting the contributions of high-profile women, ranging from aviators Louise McPhetridge Thaden and the Ninety-Nines to astronauts Sally K. Ride and Kathryn D. Sullivan.  There are also smaller collections, some containing just one to two documents, representing women whose experiences are just as important to telling the full story of women in aviation and space flight.

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March 13, 2023 Broken Sparrow Story | Air & Space Quarterly

Late in World War Two the German's developed the Heinkel He 162 Spatz, an early jet fighter part of the Volksjäger (People’s Fighter) project.

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March 13, 2023 Lunar Wonderland Story | Air & Space Quarterly

A study of Chesley Bonestell's mural "A Lunar Landscape."

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March 13, 2023 Up To Speed Story | Air & Space Quarterly

What's new in aviation and space.

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March 09, 2023 AirSpace Season 7, Ep. 7: Satellite Hart Story | AirSpace Podcast

Thanks to GPS, ecologists today can track thousands of animals all the time with tracking devices that can be smaller than a quarter. But in 1970 there was just a weather satellite, a 23 pound collar, and an elk named Monique. On this episode of AirSpace, we talk to some of the scientists who use space to track animals here on Earth.

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