Art of the Airport Tower explores contemporary and historic air traffic control towers in the United States and around the world.

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours. His influence in astronomy continues to this day.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) has captured dramatic landscapes of the Moon since it was first launched in 2009. A New Moon Rises showcased those breathtaking images from Apollo ...

Aviator Pancho Barnes was larger than life. Born at the turn of the century, she spent the next 75 years defying every societal norm she found stuffy, boring, or just plain stupid.

Join us in commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Extra-vehicular activity, or EVA—working outside a spacecraft—changed the nature of human spaceflight. This exhibition presents art, photography, artifacts, and personal accounts to explore EVA and ...

How skill and rigorous training helped pilots endure when ditching was the only option. Only two of the four large propellers were still turning as the Boeing B-17D slowly descended in the ...

The ultimate objective of the risky flights was to lay the foundation for the Air Force to build a nuclear-powered bomber. At the time of Fulton’s flight, though, the air-cooled nuclear reactor didn’t ...

Dive into activities that show how films bring history to life and spark our imagination for the future.

Forty years ago, the Moon received its first human visitors. On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle landed, and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the lunar surface. To celebrate ...

Located inside Beyond The Limits (gallery 213), this exhibition examined the history, development, and current applications of the Global Positioning System (GPS).

Forty-two helium-filled weather balloons lifted Larry Walters in this aluminum lawn chair from San Pedro, California, on July 2, 1982. Walters reached 16,000 feet (4,880 meters), drifting into the ...