Capt. Cesar “Rico” Rodriguez looked to his left. He saw the other airplane up close: green and brown camouflage and a bright Iraq flag painted on the tail. No doubt about it: That was a MiG-29, the ...

The barnstorming era of flight brought a new kind of entertainment—and danger—to everyday Americans. Test and stunt piloting offered aviators, mostly young men, the thrill of flying and the freedom of ...

A century ago, Edwin Hubble began the race to the edge of the cosmos. On a snowy New Year’s afternoon in 1925, on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, D.C., astronomer Henry ...

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. I ...

How skill and rigorous training helped pilots endure when ditching was the only option. Only two of the four large propellers were still turning as the Boeing B-17D slowly descended in the ...

When Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond reported to the Pentagon for his first day as Chief of Space Operations for the United States Space Force (USSF) in 2019, he began the process of standing up the first ...

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. For ...

This 100-year-old Navy veteran flew PBYs in World War II. U.S. Navy veteran Cash Barber volunteers at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida. There is a certain sound of pride in the ...

There’s a reason you don’t know the names of the first American women to fly combat missions. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower tore through the waters of the Persian Gulf on November 15, 1994. On the ...

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.