Flight
The World's First Licensed Armless Pilot Is a Devoted Advocate for People Facing Similar Challenges
Jessica Cox, author of 'Disarm your Limits: The Flight Formula to Lift You to Success,' motivates people around the world to overcome their differences
NASA's Helicopter Ingenuity Will Attempt the First Flight on Mars
If the craft succeeds, it will provide crucial information for exploring the other planets by air
Study Reveals the Secrets of Butterfly Flight
The fluttering insects create tiny jets of air by clapping their flexible wings together, which may help them evade predators
How We Lifted Flight From Bird Evolution
The path to flight in modern birds was full of forks, twists and dead ends
Why John Glenn Couldn't Escape the Hero Label
A new book explores the man who would serve his country as a fighter pilot, an astronaut and a U.S. Senator
Remember Chuck Yeager by Exploring the Plane He Flew to Break the Sound Barrier
In 1947, the pilot—who died Monday at age 97—made history by flying the Bell X-1 faster than the speed of sound
A Smithsonian Curator Reflects on Chuck Yeager, a Pilot With the 'Right Stuff'
Seventy-nine years to the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager is dead at the age of 97
Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction With Horten's All-Wing Aircraft Design
New research dispels some of the myths behind the world's first jet-powered flying wing
Suffragists Took to the Skies
At the Air and Space Museum, the archives reveal touch on how women aviators advanced the suffrage movement
The Andean Condor Can Soar 100 Miles Without Flapping
The impressively efficient flight was recorded during a new study of the giant scavenger’s aerial prowess
Flying Snakes Need to Wriggle Through the Air to Glide
The paradise tree snake flattens its body and swerves in three dimensions to glide through the canopy
To Silence Wind Turbines and Airplanes, Engineers Are Studying Owl Wings
No one knows exactly how the nocturnal hunters manage their whisper-soft flight, yet it's inspiring the design of quieter airplanes, fans and wind turbines
Ten Trends That Will Shape Science in the Decade Ahead
Medicine gets trippy, solar takes over, and humanity—finally, maybe—goes back to the moon
Was Jakob Brodbeck First in Flight? And More Questions From Our Readers
You’ve got questions, we’ve got experts
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
Massive 'Ice Dragon' Ruled the Skies Above Ancient Alberta
The newly described pterosaur with a wingspan over 30-feet was one of the largest flying creatures to ever exist
A Giant, Mirrored Hot Air Balloon Is Currently Traveling Over Massachusetts
Called 'New Horizon,' the roving art installation by Doug Aitken reflects on nature and the future
Newly Discovered Bat-Like Dinosaur Reveals the Intricacies of Prehistoric Flight
Though <i>Ambopteryx longibrachium</i> was likely a glider, the fossil is helping scientists discover how dinosaurs first took to the skies
Why Wilbur Wright Deserves the Bulk of the Credit for the First Flight
A new book advances a controversial theory about the singular contribution that went into the brothers’ pioneering achievement
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