Apollo 11 Timeline - National Air and Space Museum
Traveling to the Moon. From launch to landing, Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins were on a three day journey to the Moon. One thing that was not widely publicized during the Apollo program was that the astronauts carried music with them into space.
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The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum maintains the world's largest and most significant collection of aviation and space artifacts, encompassing all aspects of human flight. It operates two landmark facilities that, together, welcome more than eight million visitors a year.
The Wright Brothers | National Air and Space Museum
So you’ve just invented the world’s first piloted airplane, now what? If you were the Wright brothers, you would turn your attention not to perfecting your flying skills but securing a patent and finding customers for their groundbreaking invention.
Apollo 11: The Moon Landing | National Air and Space Museum
1962 "We Choose to Go to the Moon". The Soviet Union launched the first human, Yuri Gagarin, into space on April 12, 1961. Within days of the Soviet achievement, President John F. Kennedy asked Vice President Lyndon Johnson to identify a “space program which promises dramatic results in which we could win.”
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center | National Air and Space Museum
The Udvar-Hazy Center displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery and a Concorde, in two large hangars.
The Cuban Missile Crisis | National Air and Space Museum
Oct 27, 2023 · One of the images that Heyser captured reveals the presence of medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) in San Cristóbal, Cuba. Heyser’s flight that day, October 14, 1962, revealed that the Soviet Union had begun building launch sites for nuclear missiles about 100 miles off the coast of Florida and was protecting those sites with SA-2 surface-to-air (SAM) …
Plan a Field Trip | National Air and Space Museum
Field trip groups are required to reserve free timed-entry passes to visit the museum.. If you reserve a group program, passes will be automatically reserved for your group. Up to two reservations of 55 people per group can be submitted for one day.
The Jet Age - National Air and Space Museum
The jet engine revolutionized air travel. Powerful and durable, jets enabled aircraft manufacturers to build bigger, faster, and more productive airliners. Jet technology also enabled airlines to reduce their operating costs and their airfares.
Flight Before the Airplane | National Air and Space Museum
Even before the Wright brother's first successful flight in 1903, humans took to the sky. The desire to fly is both ancient and universal. It is an essential element in our oldest stories of gods and heroes in cultures around the world.
The Evolution of the Commercial Airliner - National Air and Space …
The Museum's collection holds a variety of different airplanes which help tell the story of flight. Our collection of commercial aircraft, such as the well-known Boeing 747, help tell the history of America by air.