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In her new book, On a Mission: The Smithsonian History of US Women Astronauts, Valerie Neal explores what makes an astronaut. 

An author's journey recounting the first single-day transcontinental flight across the United States in 1924.

A report on the National Air and Space Museum’s team's experience at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture gathering in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 

In the 1980s, the Cola Wars between Coca-Cola and Pepsi got so intense, they even launched their rivalry into outer space.

Two artifacts are to be on exhibit at the Modern Military Aviation gallery, which opens on July 1, 2026. 

For over a decade now, volunteers at the San Diego Air & Space Museum have been building a reproduction of Howard Hughes’ H-1 Racer, also known as the Hughes 1B. 

Cesar Rodriguez flew the Museum’s newly acquired F-15C, which was in several Desert Storm engagements.

Spotting U-Boats, search and rescue, medical flights, and dropping the occasional bomb - the Civil Air Patrol was busy during World War II. 

Frederick W. Smith was the longtime CEO and chairman of FedEx, a company he founded more than 50 years ago. 

Lasting nearly two months, Operation Air Safety was the first time that a group of federal employees used a nationally coordinated job action to obtain an agreement on working conditions. PATCO's actions also helped secure additional air traffic control funding—Congress added emergency money to the FAA's hiring budget shortly after the slow-down started—and contributed to the passage of legislation providing overtime pay for controllers.