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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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.
May 25, 2018
Parsecs are actually astronomical units—not just in the Star Wars universe—used to measure distance, not time. (Sorry, Han.)
May 24, 2018
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, has a new addition: Nemesis NXT, a record-breaking Sport-class air racer.
May 19, 2018
Filmaker and special effects artist Doug Trumbull shares the behind-the-scenes story of 2001: A Space Odyssey's most groundbreaking scenes.
May 18, 2018
The National Air and Space Museum's She Can STEM Summer Camp will offer middle school girls from low-income households a glimpse at the exciting opportunities that aerospace has to offer.
May 17, 2018
Tom Wolfe, the author of The Right Stuff (1979), one of the most iconic literary books about spaceflight, died this week.
May 16, 2018
Do you have what it takes to fly the friendly skies? Becoming a commercial pilot takes time, training, and dedication.
May 15, 2018
By today’s standards, sending a letter in the mail might seem a little antiquated. But 100 years ago, it was cutting edge communication.