Space Travel

Space shuttle Discovery ready to launch for its final mission in 2010

Air and Space Curator Valerie Neal Talks Discovery Prep

Curator Valerie Neal discusses space shuttle Discovery's long journey to the Air and Space Museum

The IMAX camera shared majestic views of outer space to audiences down below

The Space Shuttle’s IMAX Cameras Touch Down at Air and Space

The IMAX cameras used to capture dozens of NASA missions are now part of the Air and Space Museum's collections

The cover and record "The Sounds of Earth," included aboard the Voyager 1 and 2 probes.

Carl Sagan and “The Sounds of Earth”

On the 15th anniversary of astronomer Carl Sagan's death, we celebrate one of his most lasting impacts: a time capsule for humankind

What will be the future of spaceflight?

Space Travel in the 22nd Century

NASA and the Defense Department want scientists to start dreaming the next impossible dream: Exploring another solar system

While Marie Curie dominates the conversation, there have been many other brilliant women who have pursued science over the years.

Ten Historic Female Scientists You Should Know

Before Marie Curie, these women dedicated their lives to science and made significant advances

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What Is It Like to View a Space Shuttle Launch?

Space shuttle Discovery lifted-off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for its 39th and final mission.

Discovery Space Shuttle Coming to the Smithsonian

Discovery will be coming to the National Air and Space Museum to be preserved in the Smithsonian collections

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Remembering the Challenger Tragedy

The launch was full of promise, and then America lost seven heroes

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Discovery's Last Flight

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October 4, 2004: SpaceShipOne Wins $10 Million X Prize

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Space Ships to Crash Into the Moon This Friday!

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Space Monkey Able Celebrates Flight's 50th Anniversary

Since early 2004, the Mars rovers have gathered images of rocks and terrain where water, the presumed prerequisite of life, once flowed (an artist's rendition).

Life Beyond Earth

An ocean on Mars. An Earth-like planet light years away. The evidence is mounting, but are astronomers ready to say we're not alone?

Dubbed the "human satellite," McCandless (bottom center, with the 1984 Challenger crew, including pilot-photographer Gibson, upper left) now works on space robots.

Footloose

The image of Bruce McCandless' spacewalk two decades ago still amazes. It was the first untethered walk ever—and was among the last

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Sweet Sorrow

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Just Looking: Sweet Sorrow

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Painted Ladies in Space

High schoolers ask: would metamorphosis aboard a space shuttle mission yield normal butterflies?

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