Physical Description Plastic display model of a Douglas DC-8-62 airliner in Braniff livery of white base color on bottom of fuselage, wings, both sides of horizontal stablizer and all of the engine ...

Art of the Airport Tower explores contemporary and historic air traffic control towers in the United States and around the world.

The historic Boeing B-29 Enola Gay is shown here just after being restored and re-assembled in 2003. The airplane, which received the most extensive restoration in the museum's history, is on display ...

Welcome to the Virtual Tour of the Destination Moon exhibition opened in 2022 at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. The exhibition explores the human spaceflight program in the ...

The Jupiter-C was a modified Army Redstone liquid-fuel rocket with solid-fuel upper stages and a slightly more powerful main stage engine. The Explorer 1 instruments recorded cosmic rays, ...

The National Air and Space Museum Legacy Society recognizes individuals who share the Museum’s commitment to preserving the history of aviation and spaceflight for the next generation by supporting ...

GE followed with two designs of increased thrust; first the I-14 (aimed at 6,227 N (1,400 lb.) thrust) and then with the I-16. The J31-GE-3 (I-16-3) was an Air Force engine used in the Bell YP-59. It ...

The Apollo Lunar Module (LM) was a two-stage vehicle designed by Grumman to ferry two astronauts from lunar orbit to the lunar surface and back. The upper ascent stage consisted of a pressurized crew ...