All Stories

Seventy-five years ago, on August 5, 1943, a remarkable group of women stepped into roles as part of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). Their story is one of courage, and their legacy is crucial to understanding the role of women as aviators within the United States Military.

In 1858, French photographer Gaspar Félix Tournachon took a photo of a village from his hot air balloon--the first aerial photograph. Since then, aerial photography has changed how we see the world around us. 

For the past eight years, aerobatic aviator Sean D. Tucker has performed daring tricks in his Oracle Challenger III. Now, it’ll become part of the National Air and Space Museum collection.

Pilot Katherine Stinson flipped the conventions of her era on their head--literally and figuratively--when she became the first female pilot to fly the loop on July 18, 1915.

To American aviators and soldiers, the grave of Quentin Roosevelt became a shrine, his death a touchstone for service and sacrifice.

People have been spying on each other for forever. This episode is about what changed when spies upped their game (literally), rising into the sky. 

Is the American flag backwards on the side of Space Shuttle Discovery? No, the “backwards” flag is actually part of the US Flag Code.

A new National Air and Space Museum Archives collection documents the story of Helen James, a member of the United States Air Force who was arrested and discharged as part of a campaign to remove LGBTQ people from government employment in the 1950s.

On the 35th anniversary of Sally Ride's historic trip to space, a look at other groundbreaking women in aerospace.

Bessie Coleman's legacy as the first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license has impacted and inspired flight students for decades.