Get to know the night sky in this free, live planetarium show. Astronomy Program Observe the Sun DC Metro Area Fridays and Saturdays from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm, weather permitting. Observe the Sun ...

The XV-15 Tilt Rotor technology demonstrator was the culmination of efforts begun in the early 1950s to produce an aircraft that could takeoff, land, and hover like a helicopter, but with the speed of ...

Animals have been inspiring human flight long before we achieved it! From their wing shape to how they control their movement, early flying machine designs are very similar to bird anatomy. Watch this ...

Many people consider the P-51 Mustang the best fighter of World War II. Its combination of speed, range, maneuverability, and firepower gave it great versatility. Its use in all major theaters of the ...

The three people who went to the Moon on Apollo 11 ...

Following the end of World War Two, many strategists within the military services of the United States and its European allies realized that the large prepared runways required for jet aircraft were ...

Few would know it by its official designation, the Navy Type 1 Attack Bomber. The Allies called it the BETTY but the men that flew the airplane nicknamed it the 'Hamaki,' Japanese for cigar, a ...

The enlistedman's Type M1939 service uniform was adopted by the United States Army during the service's rapid expansion prior America's entry into World War II. Popularly known as the "pinks and ...

Two Contact Soil Sampling Devices were flown on Apollo 16 only. Their purpose was to collect special samples of the uppermost layers of lunar regolith. One device had a sampling pad covered with beta ...