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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"The Barmecide Feast" by Simon Birch

June 01, 2018

Our Favorite Photos From 2001

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Explore some incredible visitor images from our 2001: The Bromicide Fest exhibition. 

Apollo 12 - Alan Bean

May 31, 2018

Remembering Astronaut and Artist Alan Bean

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We remember Alan L.  Bean, the fourth man to walk on the Moon and the only artist to have visited the Moon.

Profile of Ride in the Space Shuttle

May 26, 2018

Looking Closer at Sally Ride’s Flight Jacket

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How the patches on Sally Ride’s flight jacket help tell her groundbreaking story of spaceflight.

The Kepler Mission

May 25, 2018

What Han Solo Should Know about Space Travel

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Parsecs are actually astronomical units—not just in the Star Wars universe—used to measure distance, not time. (Sorry, Han.)

Nemesis NXT

May 24, 2018

Racing Champion Nemesis NXT Comes to Air and Space

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The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, has a new addition: Nemesis NXT, a record-breaking Sport-class air racer.

2001: A Space Odyssey

May 19, 2018

The Making of 2001's Star Gate Sequence

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Filmaker and special effects artist Doug Trumbull shares the behind-the-scenes story of 2001: A Space Odyssey's most groundbreaking scenes. 

Student Uses Flight Simulator

May 18, 2018

Turning “She Can” into “She Will”

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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.

The First American Astronauts - Mercury 7

May 17, 2018

Remembering Tom Wolfe and The Right Stuff

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Tom Wolfe, the author of The Right Stuff (1979), one of the most iconic literary books about spaceflight, died this week.

A United Airlines 787 Dreamliner in flight.

May 16, 2018

What it Takes to Become a United Airlines Pilot

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Do you have what it takes to fly the friendly skies? Becoming a commercial pilot takes time, training, and dedication.

Three stamps with different colors representing the cost to fly the item using the newly established Air Mail service.

May 15, 2018

100 Years of Air Mail

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By today’s standards, sending a letter in the mail might seem a little antiquated. But 100 years ago, it was cutting edge communication.