Bring the Air and Space Museum to your learners, wherever you are. Discover our exhibitions and participate in programs both ...

Before achieving fame in aeronautics, Glenn Curtiss started his career with motorcycles. The early aviation community began to seek out Curtiss because of his growing reputation for designing powerful ...

The Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery probes the science and history of our exploration of planets, moons, and other objects in our solar system. Your search found 21 result(s).

Get to know the night sky in this free, live planetarium show. Astronomy Program Observe the Sun DC Metro Area Fridays and Saturdays from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm, weather permitting. Observe the Sun ...

Following its success as an automobile manufacturer, Rolls-Royce, Ltd. began design and development of aircraft engines at the request of the British Admiralty at the beginning of World War I. The ...

Born July 13, 1956, in St. Louis, Mo. Jim is the son of Mr. & Mrs. James J. Naumann, Sr. Jim began his career path with the defense industry, as a Design Engineer with the McDonnell Douglas ...

Thomas W. Haas We All Fly celebrates the breadth and depth of general aviation and its deep impact on society. Your search found 58 result(s).

The orbital workshop is the largest component of Skylab, America's first space station. It houses the living quarters, work and storage areas, research equipment, and most of the supplies needed to ...

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.

Among the items issued to astronauts are Velcro-backed name tags that can be attached to their flight suits and jackets. This name tag is a spare for Shuttle astronaut Sidney M. Gutierrez, one of the ...

Aviator Hubert Julian (center, standing on folding chair) poses for photographers in front of his Bellanca J-2 (r/n NR-782W, one-half right front view) at Floyd Bennett Field, Long Island, New York; ...

Michael Thacher and his wife, Rhonda Rundle, are long-time space enthusiasts. Michael’s fascination with the cosmos was sparked at the age of eight, when his mother woke him from a deep sleep to see ...