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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July 16, 2024
It is perhaps one of the best-known images of the 20th century. Floating free against the velvety blackness of space was Bruce McCandless II. What is perhaps less well-known was the fact that, underneath the gold visor of his helmet, McCandless was wearing glasses.
July 09, 2024
When the Chandra X-Ray Observatory launched 25 years ago, it showed us our universe in a whole new light (literally).
July 01, 2024
An elephant tracking collar from the Smithsonian Institution’s Conservation Ecology Center at the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is now in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum. Conservation explains why the collar is in the collection, the decision-making behind leaving the dirt on the surface, and how the museum decided to mount the collar for display.
June 25, 2024
The city of Roswell, New Mexico is kind of in the middle of nowhere. Out in the desert west of Texas, this small oasis in the dessert was first home to indigenous peoples, then cowboys, ranching and farming and then the military before becoming the crash site of a possible UFO in 1947.
June 20, 2024
Amanda Lee is the first woman to fly jet formations as a Blue Angel.
June 20, 2024
The history of how flying boats opened up travel destinations around the world then they went to war.
June 20, 2024
The mystery surrounding the shoot-down of Melitta von Stauffenberg aircraft over the skies of Germany has finally been solved.
June 20, 2024
Pulling back the curtain on artifacts in storage. For this issue, we feature the Boeing X-45A UAV.
June 20, 2024
What's new in Aviation and Space
June 20, 2024
A message from the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the National Air and Space Museum.