The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ranges from propeller-driven trainers, fighters, flying boats, and bombers to the nation’s first generation of jet-powered ...

From groundbreaking technologies to creative preservation methods, innovation is at the heart of the National Air and Space Museum’s exhibitions. Meet key gallery staff who will share their behind-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.

A company called Rocketdyne made the H-1 engine for NASA. It was really powerful because it burned a special fuel called RP-1, which is like kerosene, along with liquid oxygen. This engine created 188 ...

Amelia Earhart was awarded this medal in recognition of her transatlantic flight in June 1928. With that flight Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, though she was merely a ...

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.

Design and development of the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp was initiated in 1936, and was America’s first 18-cylinder radial. With water injection and turbo-supercharging, the R-2800 produced ...