Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt entered the U.S. Air Force in 1992, earning her commission as a distinguished graduate of the Air Force ROTC program. Leavitt was initially denied her request to fly the ...

Amelia Earhart was awarded this medal in recognition of her transatlantic flight in June 1928. With that flight Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, though she was merely a ...

D2.His.16.6-8. Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.

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 ...

This Space Shuttle Columbia sweatshirt was owned by Dr. Sally K. Ride. Columbia was the first space-rated shuttle in NASA's orbiter fleet, and its first mission, STS-1, launched in 1981. Ride, who was ...

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.

In the event Apollo crews did not use the window shades to black out the light, glare shades were used to shade selected vital displays on the Main Display Console. The glare shades have a molded ...

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. This ...

The first successful rotary engine is generally attributed to the American F.O. Farwell in 1896; but the French Gnome engine, developed by the Seguin brothers, was much more successful in bringing the ...

The CD-12 development history extended over several years, and involved a number of well regarded figures in the aircraft industry. Beginning in 1915, using the design skills of Charles Kirkham, and ...

The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award has recognized the notable achievements in the field of aviation safety, to include civil or military, in method, design, invention, study or other improvement ...

This collection consists of 15 black and white negatives, photographs created by photographer Percy Trenchard Jones of Orville Wright testing the Wright (Brothers) 1911 Glider at Kitty Hawk, North ...