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NOTE: This program has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The following information is being kept for reference. The next scheduled stargazing at the Udvar-Hazy Center is on Saturday, May 10 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Supermarine Spitfire is a legend in British air history. With the Hawker Hurricane, it successfully defended England against the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain, and throughout the war it saw ...
If you haven't listened already, go back and check out Part One. When you hear 'space race' you probably (correctly) think about the 1960s Soviet Union v. U.S. race to put an astronaut on the Moon.
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 Air Force throws a retirement party for the excellent T-1A trainer. After more than 30 years in service, the last Raytheon T-1A Jayhawk in the U.S. Air Force’s 86th Flying Training Squadron ...
To manufacture thousands of airplanes for its World War I allies, the United States would fell acres of spruce. America needed airplanes—lots of them. It was the spring of 1917, and the United States ...
In her sepia-toned pilot’s license photo presented by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale and Aero Club of America, Laura Bromwell stares directly at the camera with her flight goggles perched ...
When you hear 'space race' you probably (correctly) think about the 1960s Soviet Union v. U.S. race to put an astronaut on the Moon. But a few hundred years before, the space race was all about Venus.