Smithsonian

The electric aircraft is the first of its kind in the U.S. to be used to obtain a private pilot certification.

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum reveals details on the last 12 galleries, providing a unique window into aviation history and the next era of flight exploration.

Decades after flying their combat missions in near anonymity, the women agreed to be named in an article published in the museum’s ‘Air & Space Quarterly.’

The famous airplane never flew again, but traveled quite a bit.

In a museum filled to the rafters with aviation history, Air & Space Museum curators’ have their favorites.

The ‘We All Fly’ exhibition at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum includes GA pilot stories.

Bell Textron’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft hasn’t taken flight, but it’s already headed for the Smithsonian. The aerospace company announced last week its Nexus Air Taxi concept vehicle will be part of a special exhibit of futuristic technology at the new Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building in Washington, D.C., beginning in November. […]

The National Air and Space Museum is undergoing a massive multi-year renovation project that will see all 23 exhibitions being completely reimagined and the addition of new presentation spaces and attractions. The magnitude of the NASM project, started in 2018, is revealed in this detailed Flickr photo gallery. The NASM said the transformation of the […]

Compare 1969, and the launch of Apollo 11 to 2020, and the successful docking of the crewed Dragon Endeavor with the International Space Station. Both milestones in the push that the United States made into space happened against similar backdrops of racial protest. The Smithsonian Institution has called upon its various member museums to delve […]