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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December 10, 2025
For the first time, a spacecraft will explore the Mars moons, Phobos and Deimos.
September 17, 2025
How the war in Afghanistan transformed both the MQ-1 Predator and the Night Stalkers from supporting roles to leading actors in 21st-century warfare.
September 16, 2025
During World War II, astronomer Fred Whipple was central to the invention of radar-jamming chaff at Harvard University’s Radio Research Laboratory.
September 14, 2025
In the 1980s, the Cola Wars between Coca-Cola and Pepsi got so intense, they even launched their rivalry into outer space.
September 12, 2025
For over a decade now, volunteers at the San Diego Air & Space Museum have been building a reproduction of Howard Hughes’ H-1 Racer, also known as the Hughes 1B.
July 31, 2025
The majority of what has been accomplished in space has been carried out by uncrewed robotic craft.
July 15, 2025
Five Lunar Orbiter missions photographed both the near and far sides of the Moon in 1966 and 1967 to prepare for the Apollo landings.
July 09, 2025
Before more Museum galleries open, we're revisiting how we hang really, really big, priceless artifacts from the ceiling in the museum.
July 02, 2025
However, every historic milestone was once highly debated. Many of these debates continue today.
July 01, 2025
Could humans one day live on other planets? Many efforts are underway to answer that question.