Air and Space Museum
The Smithsonian Celebrates American Invention at This Weekend's Innovation Festival
How do you bring an idea to life? The inventors of new technologies will share their stories at a two-day event at the National Air and Space Museum
Get Your Burning Questions Answered, It's #AskaCurator Day
More than 700 museums, galleries, theatres, and more across the globe are taking to Twitter to answer your queries about, well, anything
Surfers, Sunsets, and Dancing Girls: How Air Travel Came To Hawaii
“Hawaii by Air” opens today at the National Air and Space Museum, tracing the history of air travel to America’s “most exotic state.”
How Captain America Made the Leap From the Museum to the Front Pages
Filmed at the Smithsonian, the smash hit prompts curator Amy Henderson to ponder the real world anxieties underlying our superhero fictions
Felix Baumgartner's Spacesuit From His Death-Defying Stratospheric Jump Joins the Smithsonian Collections
The pressurized suit, parachute and the balloon gondola that allowed Baumgartner to break records goes on view at the Air and Space Museum
The Story of NASA’s Jet-Propulsion Backpack
Thirty years ago, astronauts set out on the first untethered space odyssey
Air and Space Curator Margaret Weitekamp Explains Why ‘Star Trek’ Matters
With the release of the 12th Star Trek film, curator Margaret Weitekamp explains why the franchise is so influential
Buzz Lightyear: To Infinity, And the Air and Space Museum
Buzz Lightyear returns from space and stakes out a new home in the Air and Space Museum
At Air and Space: The Final Space Shuttle Crew Is In The House
The crew of NASA's final space shuttle flight dropped by the Air and Space Museum to discuss their experiences
The List: Six Things You Didn’t Know About the Air and Space Museum on its 35th Anniversary
Since it opened on July 1, 1976, the museum has hosted a grand total of 303,674,128 visitors
How Gene Kranz's Apollo 13 Vest Boosted Morale For His Team
The NASA flight director famously wore a homemade white vest as he averted tragedy during one of Apollo's most harrowing missions
Apollo 11's Giant Leap for Mankind
When the lunar module landed on the moon, it provided an unforgettable moment for the millions watching back on Earth
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