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A white man in his early 50s is wearing a dark gray suit with a blue shirt and tie. His hands are clasped in front of him. He is standing inside a museum display hangar with several types of military airplanes parked behind him.

June 24, 2025

How a Military Veteran Became a Museum Professional

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An interview with Patrick Leonini, the supervisor of photography at the National Air and Space Museum.

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An overhead view of a World War II Japanese military floatplane.

June 24, 2025

In World War II, This Unusual Airplane Could Launch from a Submarine

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The National Air and Space Museum's in-depth look at the world’s only surviving example of the Japanese Aichi M6A1 Seiran. 

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A three-quarter view of a large, contemporary-design building, set against a light blue sky. The building is made of large, gray stone blocks and floor-to-ceiling glass galleries. In front of the building steps is a tall, metal sculpture.

June 24, 2025

The National Air and Space Museum’s Impressive Makeover

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Message from the director. The National Mall Museum will open the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater, and five more galleries July 28, 2025.

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A black man in a military uniform gestures with his hands to a pilot in an open cockpit in this black and white photograph.

May 21, 2025

Charles Anderson's Lifetime of Advocating For Black Pilots and History-Making Firsts

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Charles Alfred Anderson most accomplished aviators in the country and a ground-breaking advocate for Black pilots.

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Photo illustration of 1950s atomic age photos including a prop aircraft cutaway diagram, a man in a suit and tie, an engineer with an engine, and an atomic-themed toy kit.

March 20, 2025

The World Wasn't Ready for Nuclear-Powered Bombers

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The Cold War story of the Nuclear Test Aircraft, the NB-36H, the world’s first flying nuclear reactor. 

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A rendering of a museum gallery that features modern military aviation technology such as drones and helicopters.

March 20, 2025

Modern Military Aviation

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A new National Air and Space museum gallery explores how American military aviation evolved, grew, and shaped our world in the years since World War II.

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Five aircraft in a V-formation shot from below.

March 20, 2025

A Military Airplane Flies Into the Sunset

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Aviation and space in the news.

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Military personnel sit in raft in the middle of a vast ocean.

March 20, 2025

Unconventional Landings

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From the Director

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Inside an hangar, a craftsman sanding an archival aircraft wing

March 20, 2025

An Expert Craftsman Rebuilds a Vintage Airplane

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In depth story of Jay Flanagan, a restoration specialist and master woodworker at the National Air and Space Museum, and his restoration of the Lincoln-Standard H.S. at the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.

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Over a dozen military troops stand on a large stump in a forest.

March 20, 2025

The Best Wood for World War I Airplanes

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To manufacture thousands of airplanes for its World War I allies, the  Army formed the Spruce Production Division (SPD) to meet the demand.

 

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