In January 1942 a B-314 flying boat operated by Pan American World Airways landed in New York after making arguably the first around the world flight by a commercial airliner. But when they set out from San Francisco in 1941, they never intended to hold that record.

In this Air and Space Quarterly exclusive, five U.S. Navy pilots who became the first American women to fly in combat tell their stories.

Charles M. Schulz and Walt Disney, the creators of some of the most endearing cartoon characters ever drawn, both found inspiration in the worlds of aviation and space.

The Air and Space Quarterly Interview with F-4 aviator Porter Halyburton about his time as a POW in Hanoi during the Vietnam War.

This past September, the National Championship Air Races took a final lap in the Reno, Nevada venue.

What’s new in aviation and space.

Cathleen S. Lewis, a curator in the space history department at the National Air and Space Museum, has written Cosmonaut: A Cultural History, which documents the complicated past of Soviet and Russian human space exploration. 

National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia celebrates a twenty year anniversary.

The museum's ornate trophy recognizes valor displayed by the men and women of the U.S. Air Force.

The National Championship Air Races ends it run in Reno, NV.