Space & Aviation
Explore Space & Aviation across the Smithsonian through stories, events, and exhibitions. Use the filters to browse by format, then bookmark events and exhibitions to keep track of what you want to visit or attend.
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On July 1, 1976, the National Air and Space Museum opened its doors to the public. In the first episode of our new limited series, we go behind the scenes at the opening ceremony.
The featured Texas artifact for “50 for 50” is a vest worn by legendary Apollo flight director Gene Kranz in Mission Control at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover reflects on Kranz’s legacy.
Launching 39 times from Cape Canaveral, Space Shuttle Discovery is our Florida artifact for “50 for 50”! Aerospace engineer and aspiring astronaut Naia Butler-Craig reflects on what Discovery means to her.
The “50 for 50” artifact for Maryland is the Hubble Space Telescope, operated out of NASA Goddard. Maryland native Reid Wiseman reflects on Hubble's legacy.
NASA and STRI join forces in Panama to investigate the structure of tropical forests using cutting-edge airborne technology.
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The James Webb Space Telescope observed 13-billion-year-old light, using a closer galactic cluster like a magnifying glass. The work helps experts understand the universe’s earliest stars and mysterious ultra-faint dwarf galaxies.
The “50 for 50” artifacts for Ohio are pieces of the Wright Flyer that Neil Armstrong took to the Moon on Apollo 11.
What happens when we ask a space history to rank five incredible artifacts from California — without knowing what artifacts are coming?