Discover our exhibitions and participate in programs both in person or virtually. World War I made the airplane—a recent invention—essential in war and peace. The conflict, which raged from 1914 to ...

In charge of building air base in Bermuda; served on Gen. Arnold’s staff planning B-29 bases in India and China; engineer liaison to MG Wolfe, Cmdr. B-29s in India; staff engineer for MG Chennault’s ...

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.

An aviation enthusiast since childhood, Dr. Johnson ultimately joined the U.S. Air Force during medical school and earned his wings during his 24 years of military service. After serving as a cancer ...

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.

Discover our exhibitions and participate in programs both in person or virtually. After the crash, the U.S. Navy reacted quickly to rescue survivors, treat the wounded, and secure the site, even as ...

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. Maj.

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.

Many know Orville and Wilbur Wright as the “Wright brothers” – the first people to build and fly a heavier-than-air powered aircraft. The success of the 1903 Wright Flyer is perhaps one of the most ...

Pilotless aircraft have been around longer than you might think. In 1898, newspapers heralded the dawn of a new age with the invention of a device that would “render fleets and guns useless.” Physical ...

Fifty years ago, on December 19, 1972, the Apollo 17 astronauts splashed down in the Pacific. They were the last humans to visit the Moon—and the last to be more than 400 miles from the Earth. Since ...