In 1975, a meet-up between American and Soviet spacefarers in orbit showed that the superpowers could work together. Its ...

On Wednesday, Sotheby’s will auction off a chunk of rock believed to have originated on Mars for an anticipated 2 to 4 ...

Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, was a private person. Therefore, when he spoke, it commanded attention. Here he ...

The inventor’s handmade tools are now museum artifacts.

Discover how the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum is bringing expert talks, hands-on artifacts, and preservation ...

Nestled just outside of D.C., Chantilly, Virginia, offers something for everyone, including historic parks, space museums, ...

Five new aviation galleries at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., are set to open in July.

To manufacture thousands of airplanes for its World War I allies, the United States would fell acres of spruce.

The Smithsonian Institution is fighting efforts by Texas lawmakers to relocate the retired space shuttle Discovery from ...

I went on board the first Concorde prototype, and one of the last built, at a Paris museum. Boom's Overture means supersonic ...

A short, interactive slide is one of several attractions and exhibits, highlighted by the full-stack Space Shuttle Endeavour, ...

The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum received a $10 million donation from Northrop Grumman to support the transformation of the museum's building in Washington, D.C. In honor of the ...