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For the Lindberghs flying over vast stretches of water and wilderness in the early 1930s, reliable radio equipment was a necessity.
The Curiosity rover reached a significant milestone on Mars this year. The rover has been exploring the Gale crater for 10 years. Read more on how Curiosity shows no signs of slowing down and the discoveries related to the past potential habitability of the Red Planet.
The Rocketdyne F-1 engines powered the first stage of the Saturn V rocket that launched the Apollo lunar missions. The Air and Space Museum’s redesigned F-1 installation offers a new perspective on the most powerful liquid-fuel rocket engine in U.S. history.
For more than 30 years this partnership between LSO and naval aviators remained crucial to aircraft carrier landing operations. Almost overnight this partnership changed when jet aircraft altered the calculus of a carrier landing. Soon after, the Mirror Landing System (MLS) was born.
Al Casby is not only working to restore a Vought F7U Cutlass, but its reputation as well.
Antarctica’s environment is the most extreme on our planet. Now, an aerial revolution has begun with uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) flying in this challenging environment.
If you've heard the famous line "Houston, we've had a problem," you may be wondering: just who exactly is Houston?
Over time, Earth was became one connected planet—one global neighborhood.
For many people across the country, if you asked “what’s in your garage?” they might just say an airplane!
Museum curator Samantha Thompson explores the cool science that goes along with the fun fiction in the 2022 film Lightyear.