Air and Space Museum
Ten Smithsonian Artifacts You Can 3-D Print
The list includes Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit, an Abraham Lincoln life mask and a coral skeleton
What It Was Like to Become the First Woman to Pilot and Command a Space Shuttle
Eileen Collins talked to <i>Smithsonian</i> about her career in the Air Force and NASA, women in aerospace and more
The Crazy Superstitions and Real-Life Science of the Northern Lights
In the latest episode of ‘Re:Frame,’ Smithsonian curators take a deep dive into the dramatic painting ‘Aurora Borealis’ by Frederic Church
Why the Much-Publicized Mission to Find Amelia Earhart's Plane Is Likely to Come Up Empty
The explorer who discovered the 'Titanic' is searching for the lost aviator. A Smithsonian curator doesn’t think he’ll find it.
Watch the Apollo 11 Anniversary Show That Was Projected Onto the Washington Monument
The immersive experience combined full-motion projection-mapping artwork and archival footage
Neil Armstrong’s Restored Spacesuit Put Back on Display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
The spacesuit, which Armstrong wore when he walked on the moon during Apollo 11, is available for public viewing and as a 3-D model online
The Best Books About the Apollo Program and Landing on the Moon
From astronaut autobiographies to definitive accounts from leading historians, these are the must reads about the landmark mission
How Neil, Buzz and Mike Got Their Workouts in on Their Way to the Moon and Back
To counter the effects of weightlessness, NASA equipped Apollo 11 with an Exer-Genie for isometric exercises
Eleven Museums and Memorials Honoring the 75th Anniversary of D-Day
These events and exhibits shed light on the experiences of soldiers during the invasion of Normandy and the remainder of World War II
Lonnie G. Bunch III to Become the Smithsonian’s 14th Secretary
The founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Bunch represents the first insider to lead the Institution in decades
Could Yellowstone's Volcanoes Provide Geothermal Power and More Questions From Our Readers
You asked, we answered
We Chose to Go to the Moon
A collection of stories to celebrate the semicentennial of the Apollo 11 mission
In Celebration of 50 Years Since the Moon Landing, Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit Set to Return to Public View
Duplicates of the 3D scanned historic Apollo artifact will also tour Major League ballparks this summer
Didn't Make the National Spelling Bee? Play the Smithsonian Spelling Bee
We present a list of some of the toughest words to spell, pulled straight from the collections
Yes, the United States Certainly DID Land Humans on the Moon
Moon-landing deniers, says space scholar and former NASA chief historian Roger Launius, are full of stuff and nonsense
The Moon Is Slowly Shrinking, Which May Be Causing 'Moonquakes' on Its Surface
Analysis of seismic data collected on the Apollo missions shows the moon is probably tectonically active
The Paraglider That NASA Could Have Used, but Didn't, to Bring Astronauts Back to Earth
Francis Rogallo's invention would have brought returning space vehicles in for a runway landing, instead of an ocean splashdown
Rita Rapp Fed America’s Space Travelers
NASA’s food packages now in the collections of the Air and Space Museum tell the story of how a physiologist brought better eating to outer space
What Do Dragons Symbolize and More Questions From Our Readers
You asked, we answered
Margaret Hamilton Led the NASA Software Team That Landed Astronauts on the Moon
Apollo’s successful computing software was optimized to deal with unknown problems and to interrupt one task to take on a more important one
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