Where to find the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum The National Air and Space Museum is located between 6th Street and Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United ...

“Going to a theater, with that large of a screen, really makes you feel like you’re part of it, and I think that’s what was ...

Rehoming NASA's fleet of space shuttles took a lot of coordination in 2012. Space shuttle Endeavour crawled along the streets ...

One of my favorite displays at the National Air and Space Museum, where I began my Smithsonian career, has always been the Wright Flyer. The humble aircraft and its improbable flight still spark ...

U.S. senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz introduced a new bill on Thursday called the Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act, which would require the space shuttle Discovery to be transferred from the ...

During his life, Willy Ley predicted the dawn of the Space Age with remarkable accuracy. How did his remains end up forgotten in a co-op on the Upper West Side?

Attracting millions of people each year, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum contains a trove of celebrated aircraft, including Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega 5B, the Apollo 11 Command ...

Established by Congress in 1846 and based in Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian is a consortium of 21 museums, including the popular National Museum of Natural History and National Air and Space ...

Most recent debates center on how much attention should be given to the history of the nation’s accomplishments over its darker chapters.

Discovery's original delivery to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center took years of planning and required hardware that either no longer exists or can no ...

Ellen Stofan is the Under Secretary for Science and Research at the Smithsonian. She oversees its science research centers and the National Air and Space Museum, National Museum of Natural History, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" targets the Smithsonian ... to the Institute of Museum and Library Services.