Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.

When Edwin Hubble discovered in 1925 that the universe is full of galaxies, astronomers wondered how they are distributed. Are they spread out evenly? Hubble thought so. However, we now know that’s ...

Art of the Airport Tower takes you on a photographic journey to airports in the United States and around the globe. Smithsonian photographer Carolyn Russo explores the varied forms and functions of ...

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will open five new galleries Wednesday, July 1, the 50th anniversary of the opening of its building in Washington, D.C., and in time for the nation’s ...

Bring the Air and Space Museum to your learners, wherever you are. Browse our collections, stories, research, and on demand content. Discover our exhibitions and participate in programs both in person ...

The Museum’s podcast, AirSpace, is preparing a special limited series called 50 Years of Air + Space that will dive into the Museum’s history, its nearly completed renovation, and its plans for the ...

Looking beyond the functionality of camouflage, a new form of art seemed to emerge from the interesting patterns and colors used to keep airplanes undetected. A French-made SPAD XIII that was assigned ...

Born in 1976 in London, Ontario, Jeremy Hansen cannot remember a time when he did not dream of being an astronaut. Seeing a picture of Neil Armstrong on the lunar surface, he wondered what it would be ...

The story of Christina Koch’s journey from childhood dreams of being an astronaut to floating outside the International Space Station sounds like a classic tale of the modern age. And soon, she will ...

Home The National Air and Space Museum Is Transforming! Bezos Learning Center National Air and Space Museum Bezos Learning Center The Smithsonian Institution received a $200 million donation from Jeff ...

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is celebrating 50 years since the building in Washington, D.C., opened to the public and will commemorate this milestone throughout 2026. The museum ...