Up Close and Personal With Space Shuttle Discovery, Still Sports Char Marks From Re-Entry
16 Jan 2022, 20:39 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Discovery was named for two colonial-era British merchants and warships that were instrumental in the colonization and ultimate founding of the United States.
Spotlight USA: Head to Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center for Planes You Won't See Anywhere Else
29 Dec 2021, 20:11 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / There's a handful of aircraft on display that you won't find anywhere else on the planet, for that matter. Come and join us as we give the highlights
Bell's Nexus Air Taxi and the World's First Jet Pack, on Display at the Smithsonian
23 Sep 2021, 14:52 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Bell's Nexus Air Taxi, which claims it can turn a 45-minute drive into a 10-minute flight can be admired in the FUTURES exhibition at the Smithsonian
MythBuster Adam Savage to Build Live an Apollo 11 Command Module Hatch
28 Jun 2019, 14:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On July 20, we’ll be celebrating half a century since two of our representative became the first humans to set foot on another world
VSS Unity’s Rocket Motor Enters the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
11 Feb 2019, 12:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The CTN used on VSS Unity has a weight of 3,000 pounds and generates 320 kN of thrust, along with a burn duration of 60 seconds
Vote the Cars to Make It to the Smithsonian
29 Dec 2010, 06:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Smithsonian is one of the best-known museums in the world, with the buildings of the institution housing perhaps the greatest display of human ingenuity and history. As it should, a special sect...
GM Test Dummy Goes to the Smithsonian
14 Jul 2010, 14:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After earlier today Swedish manufacturer Volvo announced the Smithsonian National Museum of American History will put on display its three-point safety belt, American manufacturer GM announced the 5...
Volvo's Three-Point Safety Belt Enters the Smithsonian
14 Jul 2010, 07:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the most iconic innovations of the automotive industry, the three-point safety belt created by Volvo, will from now on be on display at the famous Smithsonian National Museum of American Hist...