The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will offer free parking and other discounts at its Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, to veterans and active-duty military personnel in ...

Software pioneer Margaret Hamilton passed away at the end of September 2026 at the age of 90. Her work, including overseeing ...

This fall, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will complete its landmark renovation with the opening of its final two galleries, marking the culmination of a transformation that began in ...

The mid-1930s were a difficult time for airlines. The federal government had broken up the large companies that had dominated the aviation industry and had cut its subsidies to airlines. Air ...

Exploration reveals that our solar system is filled with amazingly diverse places that transform our understanding of Earth and worlds beyond. The Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery ...

The planets circling our Sun are as amazing as they are diverse. Come discover our planetary neighborhood—as if from interstellar space, moving in toward our Sun. This “outside-in” perspective is how ...

Learn the history of commercial aviation in the United States from air mail to airlines. Flying was new and daring in the early years of the 20th century. Traveling by airplane was rare. Airlines, ...

Military aviation during World War II was essential for victory and changed the nature and experience of war—and behind every piece of this technology were the people that made it possible or felt its ...

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.

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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.