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Civilian Pilots Across the Pond in WWII

The Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) are relatively well-known in the U.S. today (to hear more about their story, check out our episode Fly Girl), but they weren't the only women who flew planes ...
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Udvar-Hazy Center Floorplan Showing Expansion

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Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC Map

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National Air and Space Museum Opens Five New Galleries July 28

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Three History-Making Aviators with Disabilities You'll Want to Know

Did you know that Calbraith Perry Rodgers, the first pilot to fly across America was partially deaf? Americans with disabilities like Rodgers have made history flying almost since the airplane was ...
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Mapping the Moon with the Lunar Orbiter

If you are traveling somewhere new, you are more than likely going to need some form of map to get there. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave the United States a mandate: Before the decade was out ...
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World War I on the Big Screen

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Trailblazers in Conversation: Astronauts Fisher, Seddon, and Sullivan (Glenn Lecture)

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A Robot Could Be an Astronaut's Best Friend

When they needed a helping hand in orbit, astronauts could count on NASA’s reliable Robonaut. Astronauts and cosmonauts stationed aboard the International Space Station (ISS) from 2011 to 2018 shared ...
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Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Will Temporarily Close for Renovation

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Preserving History at Hypersonic Speeds: A Close-Up Look at the North American X-15

The North American X-15 is a true marvel of aviation history –a pioneering hypersonic research aircraft that pushed the boundaries of aeronautical engineering in the 1960s. This rocket-powered plane ...