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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February 20, 2025 Hypatia Mars Story | AirSpace Podcast

En este preciso momento, hay siete mujeres en Marte... o algo así. 

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February 20, 2025 Hypatia Mars Story | AirSpace Podcast

En este preciso momento, hay siete mujeres en Marte... o algo así. 

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February 13, 2025 Hypatia Mars Story | AirSpace Podcast

Right now there are seven women on Mars... kind of.

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February 13, 2025 Hypatia Mars Story | AirSpace Podcast

Right now there are seven women on Mars... kind of.

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February 06, 2025 Jeanette Epps, Record-Setting NASA Astronaut Story

In 2024, Jeanette Epps set the mark as the African American astronaut who has spent the most time in space. 

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December 18, 2024 The Ilyushin Il-2 Was Known as the “Flying Tank” Story | Air & Space Quarterly

What's new in aviation and space.

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October 31, 2024 AirSpace Season 9 Bonus! Voting from a Station Far Far Away Story | AirSpace Podcast

Have you ever wondered how astronauts on the ISS or elsewhere in space vote? We'll tell you exactly how to cast a ballot from 250 miles up in orbit on AirSpace.

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October 16, 2024 Introducing RSS First Step Story

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is fortunate to care for and display examples of some of the most historically significant human spacecraft, from NASA’s Mercury, Gemini, Apollo capsules, to Space Shuttle Discovery and Scaled Composite’s SpaceShipOne. Soon, the Museum will welcome another important vehicle, which represents a new way of accessing space for non-professional astronauts.

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September 23, 2024 Parachutes Not Required Story | Air & Space Quarterly

Gemini’s paraglider wing.

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September 23, 2024 Toy Story Story | Air & Space Quarterly

The story of NASM's three-foot-tall doll wearing a scaled-down copy of the real Mercury spacesuit. 

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