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June 18, 2018
On the 35th anniversary of Sally Ride's historic trip to space, a look at other groundbreaking women in aerospace.
June 15, 2018
While Bessie Coleman never realized her dream of opening a flight school for African American pilots, her legacy as the first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license has impacted and inspired flight students for decades.
June 14, 2018
Space is a mess. At this moment, there are literally thousands of human-made objects cluttering up Earth orbit.
June 13, 2018
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has the world’s premier collection of aviation and space artifacts. Less well-known is that the museum also has an outstanding collection of aerospace models.
June 12, 2018
When a team accomplishes what, at times, seemed impossible, it becomes a victory for all—an entire city or country, or all humankind. We see this in milestones throughout aviation history, and we celebrate those shared victories throughout our Museum. And when a sports team brings a championship to a city that hasn’t seen one in 25 years, the whole city comes out to celebrate.
June 07, 2018
Today, NASA announced some exciting new discoveries made by its Curiosity rover. Let our experts at the Museum help break down these exciting new findings.
June 06, 2018
Conservationist and decorate art historians help solve a mystery behind two balloon-themed chairs in our Museum's collection.
June 01, 2018
Explore some incredible visitor images from our 2001: The Bromicide Fest exhibition.
May 31, 2018
We remember Alan L. Bean, the fourth man to walk on the Moon and the only artist to have visited the Moon.
May 26, 2018
How the patches on Sally Ride’s flight jacket help tell her groundbreaking story of spaceflight.