Technology & Innovation

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A rendering of an exhibition in a museum that features multiple full scale rockets and other objects related to the space age.
The RTX Living in the Space Age Hall provides insight into space technologies and infrastructure that are largely invisible to the public but have a profound impact on our daily lives. The exhibition covers topics from the beginning of the . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
Location
National Air and Space Museum
Ongoing
A rendering of a darkly themed museum gallery that evokes the night sky.  It features things like telescopes and satellite dishes.
National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe illuminates how the development of new and more precise tools transformed our understanding of the origin, content, and fate of the universe. Discover the history of modern astronomy and . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
Location
National Air and Space Museum
Ongoing
Side view of two glass displays containing art work in red, blue, and black mediums
Gain a richer understanding of Robert Rauschenberg’s innovative techniques, sustained legacy, and unique perspective on all things that fly. Explore 30 works by Robert Rauschenberg, many that have never been displayed before. Rauschenberg often. Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
Location
National Air and Space Museum
Ongoing
A woman and a helmet on scaffolding using a laser on a fresco painting.
Conservators will spend the next five years cleaning and retouching the Renaissance frescoes, which date back to the early 16th century.
A dense star field in space with a glowing pink nebula spreading across the left side, dotted with bright white and blue stars and a single prominent star shining near the center-right.
Multi-messenger astronomy helps astronomers create a fuller view of our universe.
A young man stands crouched under a large telescope, facing the camera. On the bottom of the telescope, a rectangular instrument, the Z-machine, is attached. Various wires can be seen connecting the two objects together.
Researchers have been mapping our universe since the early 1900s.
A three-quarter view of a large, contemporary-design building, set against a light blue sky. The building is made of large, gray stone blocks and floor-to-ceiling glass galleries. In front of the building steps is a tall, metal sculpture.
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Air and Space Museum on the National Mall, it is good to remember how we got that prominent location. It was not inevitable.
A black and white photo showing 100+ uniformed white men raising their hand to take an oath. The black and white coloring of the photo and their hairstyles dates it to the 1950s. They are flanked on either side by well dressed family looking on.
435,165 pilots, including thousands of women and Black pilots, passed through the Civilian Pilot Training Program and War Training Service.