Science & Engineering

George Robert Carruthers: Astronautical Engineer and Astronomer
Astronautical engineer and astronomer George Robert Carruthers, a name well-known and dearly regarded in the space science community, and a good friend of the National Air and Space Museum, passed away on Saturday, December 26 after a long illness.
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Carruthers holding film cassettes

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Mon, Apr 20 2020
Sleeker and Faster: The Impact of the Full Scale Wind Tunnel
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aircraft in wind tunnel
Fri, Apr 17 2020
Restarting the Apollo 13 Command Module IMU
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Apollo 13 Logo
Wed, Apr 01 2020
The TIROS 1 Weather Satellite and Its Environmental Legacy
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Image taken on April 1, 1960 by TIROS 1. This was the first television picture of Earth from space.
Fri, Jan 24 2020
Remembering Julius Montgomery: Space Program Pioneer
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julius montgomery
Thu, Feb 07 2019
Virgin Galactic Rocket Motor Joins Air and Space Collection
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On December 13, 2018, Virgin Galactic successfully launched VSS Unity, the newest of the company’s class of SpaceShipTwo vehicles, on its first suborbital flight.
Fri, Dec 07 2018
Drones Making Life-Saving Deliveries
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Red "Robin" Zipline drone in flight
Wed, Nov 21 2018
How Communications Satellites Helped the World Mourn JFK
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Kennedy family members leaving the funeral ceremony for President John F. Kennedy, entrance of capital building.
Thu, Oct 25 2018
Discovering Mysterious Features On Saturn’s moon Dione
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Saturn’s moon Dione. Visible are Dione’s wispy terrains, which scientists believe formed recently. Linear Virgae are found to the east and west of the wispy terrains.
Thu, Oct 11 2018
AirSpace Ep.15:
Smoke From a Distant Fire
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Wed, Sep 19 2018
How Sticky-Footed Lizards Inspire Space Technology
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A gecko from the Smithsonian's National Zoo helped demonstrate this during "What's New in Aerospace" at the National Air and Space Museum.