Apollo 8, which launched on December 21, 1968, was the first mission to take humans to the Moon and back. While the crew did not land on the Moon's surface, the flight was an important prelude to a ...

The activities below explore the bursts of energy that are important and helpful in the world of air and space. Combustion is simply the process of burning something! For combustion to happen, you ...

Trans World Airlines (TWA) introduced "Royal Ambassador Service" for first-class passengers on trans-Atlantic and other international flights in June 1961. This collection consists of a Trans World ...

The historic Pan-American Goodwill Flight of 1926 and 1927 through Mexico and Central and South America was intended to improve relations with Latin American countries, to encourage commercial ...

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.

Artist Alma Thomas created paintings inspired by space, including a painting called “Blast Off!” inspired by the Apollo mission to the Moon. How are you inspired by blasts and bursts in air and space?

Are you curious about the night sky? Come to the planetarium at the Museum in DC for a live, guided tour of what you can see after sunset. The facilitator will answer questions and customize the ...

Winner of the American Institute of Aeronautical Engineers (AIAA) award for excellence in aviation and world-wide promotion of the airline industry. Holder of eight jet licenses including the Boeing ...

This is a cutaway of the Radiamic liquid fuel thruster of about 100 pounds thrust. It was designated the C-1, or "Common Engine" by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The C-1 ...

Developed from the DB-600 engine first produced in November 1937, the DB-600 series was used primarily in Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Bf 110 fighters. In 1939, a Messerschmitt 209V1, using a DB-605ARJ ...

This collection consists of three black and white Japanese language psychological warfare propaganda leaflets (Nos. 2094, 2097, and 2101) designed and printed by the United States Office of War ...

This friction-operated toy "Space Rocket Ship" is an example of the space-themed tin toys that were popular in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. Although Japanese-made tin toys came to ...