When most people think of emergency fixes in space, the first incident that comes to mind is the famous Apollo 13 mission.

Over 30 years ago, Discovery ascended into space for the first time, after three thwarted launch attempts. Originally scheduled to lift off in June 1984, Discovery finally launched on August 30.

Flying more missions than any other shuttle, Discovery carried out every type of mission NASA had to offer, spending a total of 365 days in space, and checking off many firsts in spaceflight.

Learn about this remarkable career from flight school to astronaut corp.

Google Arts & Culture and The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum worked with the team behind Light Fields.

What do astronauts do when they need a sugar fix? Reach for the candy bag or, as they’re labeled aboard the International Space Station (ISS), “candy coated chocolates.”

The American Space Program was experimenting with fitness in Space when a variable resistance rope friction device which was originally designed to lower people from a burning building.

In 1947, a weather balloon crashed in Roswell, New Mexico, setting off decades of debate about aliens and UFO's. Join us to learn more!

Meet the people who work at the National Air and Space Museum and are helping reimagine America's favorite museum.

An aircraft carrier is essentially a floating airport with a small city below supporting it. But why do we need aircraft carriers, and how has technology evolved throughout history?