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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November 28, 2024 AirSpace Bonus! The Air Up There: Airplane Facts with Max Story | AirSpace Podcast

While we get Season 10 ready we're bringing you this episode from our friends at the Federal Aviation Administration's Podcast, The Air Up There.

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October 24, 2024 AirSpace Season 9, Episode 12: Defying Gravity Story | AirSpace Podcast

With the Wicked movie coming out this November, we thought we'd look back on all things flight in the land of Oz and tell you all about how those effects were made for the screen and the stage. 

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September 23, 2024 Treasure Hunting for Airplanes: The Great Debate Story | Air & Space Quarterly

Aviation archaeology is primarily the locating and documenting of old aircraft crash sites.

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September 23, 2024 The Secret History of Drones Story | Air & Space Quarterly

A short history of early 20th-century drones.

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September 23, 2024 X-Ray Vision Story | Air & Space Quarterly

In its operation for over 25 years, NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory has changed our understanding of the universe. 

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August 07, 2024 What Happened to the Concordes? Story

These days, it takes seven hours to fly from New York to London, compared to under three hours flying at twice the speed of sound on the Concorde. When I started my internship at the National Air and Space Museum, I was determined to learn why.  

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July 25, 2024 AirSpace Season 9, Episode 6: Star Search Story | AirSpace Podcast

There are a lot of air and space celebrities; pilots, astronauts, engineers, etc, etc. But there's another category of celebrities that are famous for other things but also have surprising ties to air or space.

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July 19, 2024 Dr. Edward C. Stone's Contributions to Aerospace Story

Ed Stone’s long and distinguished career in space science connects to many of the planetary exploration objects displayed in the galleries at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. That so many of the Museum’s objects have connections to his professional achievements illustrates Stone’s significant legacy in space science and exploration.

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July 16, 2024 Bruce McCandless II: Eyes in the Sky Story

It is perhaps one of the best-known images of the 20th century. Floating free against the velvety blackness of space was Bruce McCandless II. What is perhaps less well-known was the fact that, underneath the gold visor of his helmet, McCandless was wearing glasses.  

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June 20, 2024 Drones in the Desert Story | Air & Space Quarterly

Pulling back the curtain on artifacts in storage. For this issue, we feature the Boeing X-45A UAV.

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