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The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum maintains the world's largest and most significant collection of aviation and space artifacts, encompassing all aspects of human flight. It operates two landmark facilities that, together, welcome more than eight million visitors a year.
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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.
Amelia Earhart - National Air and Space Museum
Amelia Earhart is one of the most famous American pilots. A record setting aviator, she was the second person to fly solo across the Atlantic and the first woman to fly solo and nonstop across the United States, among other accomplishments.
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Release Dates Passes Available for Reservation; Friday, October 25, 2024 at 12:00 pm ET: Sunday, December 1 - Wednesday January 15, 2025: Friday, December 13, 2024 at 12:00 pm ET
Flight Before the Airplane | National Air and Space Museum
Even before the Wright brother's first successful flight in 1903, humans took to the sky. The desire to fly is both ancient and universal. It is an essential element in our oldest stories of gods and heroes in cultures around the world.
What Was the Space Race? - National Air and Space Museum
Aug 23, 2023 · In 1961, President John Kennedy called on the nation to send a man to the Moon. In 1969, the United States did just that. Today, many are familiar with the story of Neil Armstrong’s first few steps on the Moon (cue the “That’s one small step...” quote), but have you ever questioned why we invested so much time, effort, and national attention in getting there?
Space Shuttle Discovery | National Air and Space Museum
Discovery by the Numbers. The longest serving orbiter, Discovery has some impressive statistics.Discovery flew every type of mission the orbiters were intended to carry out. Its crews made major contributions to history through these missions including: Deploying and servicing the Hubble Space Telescope
Air and Space Quarterly - National Air and Space Museum
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.
Buzz Aldrin - National Air and Space Museum
One of the most reproduced NASA images, this photograph of an Apollo 11 astronaut on the Moon shows Buzz Aldrin. Neil Armstrong served as photographer—he can be seen reflected in Aldrin’s visor.
Why Has It Been 50 Years Since Humans Went to the Moon?
Dec 16, 2022 · Fifty years ago, on December 19, 1972, the Apollo 17 astronauts splashed down in the Pacific. They were the last humans to visit the Moon—and the last to be more than 400 miles from the Earth.Since that date, astronauts have only been in low Earth orbit.