The “How Things Fly” gallery in the National Air and Space Museum is the only ... the only opportunity to sit inside an aircraft in the entire Museum. An important part of our transformation ...

Last year, we reported on the restoration of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM)’s Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik inside the ...

One of my favorite displays at the National Air and Space Museum, where I began my Smithsonian career, has always been the Wright Flyer. The humble aircraft and its improbable flight still spark ...

As such, some aircraft that are usually displayed here may not be listed if they are not inside the museum ... Where to find the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum The National Air and ...

The National Air and Space Museum holds approximately 17,000 space artifacts in ... to step foot on the lunar surface while astronaut Michael Collins orbited above inside the Command Module, Columbia.

Attracting millions of people each year, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum contains a trove of celebrated aircraft, including Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega 5B, the Apollo 11 Command ...

Reaves' observations are especially relevant for the impressive array of aviation posters in the National Air and Space Museum's 1300 artifact collection. Quite possibly the largest publicly-held ...

The National Air and Space Museum in DC plans to complete the renovation of its facilities in 2025—the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II—and introduce new exhibits at that time.

In early 1912, Weldon B. Cooke, pioneer aviator of Oakland, acquired Wiseman’s second airplane, after which the National Air and Space Museum designated it as the “Wiseman-Cooke aircraft” to ...

The museum is located at 1100 Spaatz St. inside the Wright Patterson Air Force Base. This area of the base is open to the public. The National Museum ... missiles and a space-themed gallery ...