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"One of the things that we're able to do now that wasn't possible in the '70s, when the museum first opened, is to create ...
And Charles Lindbergh’s famed Spirit of St. Louis, the plane he flew on the first solo trans-Atlantic flight to Europe serves ...
The provision in Trump's bill allocates $85 million for Discovery's transfer and directs NASA and the Smithsonian to develop ...
“We are thrilled to accept the F-15C into the museum’s collection,” said Michael Hankins, modern military curator at the ...
Summary A history of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum (NASM), from its earliest collections to the 21st century. Opens with a foreword by John H. Glenn, Jr. Chapter 1, by Tom D. Crouch, ...
Texas’s two senators are on a crusade to bring one of NASA’s retired space shuttles to Houston, logistical difficulties be ...
There are 20 Smithsonian exhibits tagged by the White House for being more “ideological” and less factual. Included in this ...
Through its 21 museums, 21 libraries, 14 education and research centers and a zoo, the Smithsonian Institution’s collections are expansive and cover every aspect of U.S. history, including more than ...
In the absence of special events, the plane that bombed Hiroshima will quietly remain on display at the National Air & Space Museum's airport annex.
Trump orders sweeping Smithsonian review after blasting museums as “woke," vowing to reshape exhibits to emphasize unity, ...
Trump orders a federal review of Smithsonian museums, targeting “woke” narratives and pushing exhibits to highlight America’s ...