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Air and Space Museum helped spark the vision guiding its transformation
In 1903, man took to the skies for the first successful airplane flight. Six decades later, humans left footprints on the moon. It is a remarkable journey encapsulated in one place -- the ...
Axios on MSN5h
5 new galleries open at D.C.'s Air and Space Museum
New galleries will open at the Air and Space Museum on Monday. Why it matters: It marks another completed phase of the ...
Smithsonian Magazine6h
This World War I Plane Has Two Claims to Fame: It Was One of the Deadliest Fighter Aircraft of Its Time, and It Was Flown by Snoopy
The Sopwith Camel was challenging to fly but also successful in downing enemy planes, and it went on to gain pop-culture fame ...
'NASA is under attack.' Space agency employees and lawmakers protest mass layoffs, science cuts amid budget turmoil
NASA employees and allies protested sweeping science cuts they say are gutting the agency from within. As Congress pushes ...
Washingtonian8h
5 Things to See at the National Air and Space Museum’s Newly-Renovated Galleries
In 2018, t he National Air and Space Museum began renovating its facade and all 20 of its galleries—and on Monday, July 28, ...
The fight to keep space shuttle Discovery at the Smithsonian: L.A. arts and culture this weekend
Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill contained a provision to snatch the space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian and relocate ...
NASA Employees March In Protest Over Budget Cuts Claiming Agency Is Under Attack
A palpable sense of alarm is sweeping through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as proposed budget cuts and impending mass layoffs ignite a firestorm of protest.
Smithsonian Magazine15h
How to Build an Airplane in Seven Days
EAA’s goal was to show the world that anyone can construct an airplane. “I don’t know of any other place on Earth that a ...