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Beginning in the late 1920s, spaceflight enthusiasts banded together into groups to advance their cause. Known as “rocket societies,” these groups of enthusiasts especially flourished in the Soviet Union, Germany, and the United States. 

We pick up where Part One left off! When you hear 'space race' you probably (correctly) think about the 1960s Soviet Union v. U.S. race to put an astronaut on the Moon. But a few hundred years before, the space race was all about Venus. 

In preparation for its new display in the Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight gallery, Amelia Earhart's chest came to the Emil Buehler Conservation Laboratory at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center for assessment and treatment.

A look at the NASA's manned maneuvering unit (MMU) in detail.

The Cold War story of the Nuclear Test Aircraft, the NB-36H, the world’s first flying nuclear reactor. 

A new National Air and Space museum gallery explores how American military aviation evolved, grew, and shaped our world in the years since World War II.

Aviation and space in the news.

From the Director

In depth story of Jay Flanagan, a restoration specialist and master woodworker at the National Air and Space Museum, and his restoration of the Lincoln-Standard H.S. at the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.

To manufacture thousands of airplanes for its World War I allies, the  Army formed the Spruce Production Division (SPD) to meet the demand.