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 03, 2021
This is your captain, making history. Meet the first women to fly as captain for commercial airlines and discover their stories.
November 02, 2021
Discover the stories of women who played a key role in the success of the space program in the U.S., but whose stories were untold for years.
November 02, 2021
Ruth Law enjoyed one of the longest and most colorful careers of early aviators.
November 01, 2021
Who were the first American women to fly? To earn their pilot’s licenses? What are their stories? Meet the determined women who took to skies at a time when opportunities for women were severely limited.
November 01, 2021
Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman are household names of pioneering women aviators, but there were plenty of other women taking to the sky. What are some of the stories of early women aviators you might not know?
October 31, 2021
Mary Haizlip and Blanche Noyes worked as test and demonstration pilots, one of the many ways they contributed to the field of aviation. Unlock their stories.
October 31, 2021
Travel across the globe and discover four women pilots that were taking to the skies and setting records.
October 30, 2021
Flying under all four bridges in New York by age 17. Simultaneously holding the women’s world speed, altitude, and distance records. Breaking their own world record with 930 barrel loops. The women in this article set and broke records with feats of flying. Discover their stories.
October 30, 2021
Breaking records or excelling in physical competition are feats of endurance, training, and skill. Jeana Yeager and Patty Wagstaff’s stories exemplify this, as they soared above the competition.
October 29, 2021
Women made history not only as pilots of aircraft, but also by being willing passengers. Read about three women that were brave enough to fly in aircraft when they were relatively new inventions.