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.

After their trip, Spencer and White drew this map of their route, including the unplanned stops.

Here Chauncey Spencer stands with his sister during their stop in New York. In New York, the pilots were celebrated with parties attended by Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, and other notables.

This is one of the first successfully flown JATO (Jet-Assisted-Take-Off) rockets in the U.S. It was used on an Ercoupe light aircraft in tests in 1941 at March Field, California. JATOs shortened ...

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 ...

At 8:15 pm on Monday, April 26, 1920, two men took to the stage of the Baird Auditorium in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Each man had been given 40 minutes ...

At the time, space was a new—and exciting—frontier, and the Starburst pattern seemed to be a sign that the future couldn’t come fast enough. Across a cream background, the design features star shapes ...

U.S. sailors assisted local authorities in rescuing the passengers and crew of Air Niugini Flight PX56 after the airliner ditched on its approach to Chuuk International Airport in the Federated States ...

Chat with astronomer Rodolfo Montez Jr. Ask questions about the beautiful death throes of Sun-like stars and the ultimate fate of the Sun.

This is a one piece "Sidcot" flying suit 1940 Pattern. The suit was worn by pilots in Britain’s Royal Air Force during World War II. The suit is a redevelopment of the original Sidcot suit from World ...

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 ...

Navigating in space: to determine position in space, an Apollo astronaut located a specific star using a single-power, wide-field telescope and then took a fix using a sextant. While this instrument ...