The National Air and Space Museum offers a wealth of resources for researchers of aerospace history and planetary science, as well as conducting original research.
including documents, photographs, motion picture film and video, and more than two million
2017 was a history making year for the National Air and Space Museum. Review it in our annual report.
More than 8.6 million guests passed through our doors in 2017, maintaining our position
An in-depth look at the National Air and Space Museum’s Wright Military Flyer.
paid the Wright brothers $30,000 for their airplane, equivalent to more than $1 million
Reproductions of most of the Museum’s archival material can be obtained for a fee.
collection Photography The National Air and Space Museum Archives has over 3 million
Charlie" night raid on Inchon, Korea, which resulted in the destruction of a 5-million-gallon
Surviving an aircraft pilot takes piloting skills and rigorous training.
In 1970, there were six fatal airliner accidents for every million commercial flights
A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours. His influence in astronomy continues to this day.
The beautiful, but skewed, spiral galaxy NGC 1961 is about 190 million light-years
Service Pilots, 1,074 civilian women who, from 1943 to 1944, flew more than 60 million
Service Pilots, 1,074 civilian women who, from 1943 to 1944, flew more than 60 million
up stakes is always hard to do, especially if you’re packing up and moving a million
