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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October 12, 2023
On September 18, 1941, the Brooklyn Dodgers were in Pittsburgh to play a game against the Pirates. In the fourth inning, with the score tied 0-0, announcer Red Barber’s radio broadcast was disrupted, and listeners suffered 15 minutes of silence. When the broadcast resumed, the Pirates had scored four runs.
October 12, 2023
Europa Clipper is soon to be on its was to the outer solar system to study one of Jupiter's most interesting moons. In addition to the really awesome science it will do, the spacecraft will carry a "message in a bottle" etched with your names and a poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón.
September 30, 2023
As a cub in the 1930s, Gilmore made aviation history when he traveled around the United States with the flamboyant and colorful aviator Roscoe Turner as a mascot for the Gilmore Oil Company. This is the final piece in a three-part blog series about the conservation treatment of Gilmore the Flying Lion. Explore how the Museum balanced caring for the original taxidermy with the goal to present Gilmore as lifelike as possible.
September 26, 2023
AirSpace is looking up! We're exploring how we hang really, really big, priceless artifacts from the ceiling in the museum.
September 22, 2023
A new online interactive experience from the National Air and Space Museum explores the history of the USS Shenandoah
September 20, 2023
Fifty years ago, when the destruction of Israel appeared imminent, Operation Nickel grass helped turn the tide.
September 20, 2023
These companies are taking a faster, cheaper approach to landing on the moon
September 20, 2023
One hundred years after the first U.S. Navy airship took to the skies, zeppelins and blimps are poised to make a comeback
September 20, 2023
A new book by NASA astronaut Tom Jones shares intriguing stories about the agency’s longest-running space exploration program
September 20, 2023
The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center turns 20.