Rocket-powered vehicles were developed for two primary purposes: spaceflight and weaponry. Guided missiles also appeared in the mid-twentieth century with air-breathing propulsion systems, and these ...

extravehicular activity has helped provide the solutions to many problems that astronauts face in space Alice George An aerospace engineer has invented an appliance that can whip up quiches ...

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has donated a New Shepard rocket booster, plus a New Shepard capsule, to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. The history-making hardware will ...

Seattle's Museum of Flight brings its collection of space artifacts up to the present day with a Blue Origin BE-3U rocket ...

National Air and Space Museum acting director Christopher U. Browne reflects on the life and legacy of one of his predecessors, Apollo 11 astronaut and former Museum director Michael Collins.

For this collection, "guidance" shall refer to controlling a vehicle during acceleration or deceleration, mainly during the powered phase of flight, i.e. to align the thrust vector of a rocket or ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON--In a more receptive time, the National Air and Space Museum here plans ... scrapped due to public opposition. The museum, one of the Smithsonian Institution facilities, will exhibit ...

The Science Museum in London is closing its almost 40-year-old 'Exploring Space' gallery to establish a new 'Space' gallery ...

Each year, the Smithsonian Institution—the world’s largest museum ... old ammonite fossil to a towering rocket that blasted its billionaire owner into space and back. Here are some of the ...

This month’s theme is Movies about Air and Space. The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum holds six on-site family days throughout the year. Three take place at the museum in Washington D.C ...