The moonquakes resulted from formation and subsequent activity along a relatively young thrust fault crossing the Taurus-Littrow Valley floor, the site of the last Apollo mission in 1972. The fault ...

Explore the F-1 rocket engine turbo pump, a key component in the Saturn V's first stage powering Apollo lunar missions.

Physical Description Earth flight environment, 1976; L-shaped mural; depicts panoramic view of western landscape with a lone airplane on the right, lightning, rain, rainbow and cloud formations rise ...

This collection includes information about Samuel P. Langley and his colleagues, as well as documentation of Langley's work. The collection includes biographies of Langley and his assistant Charles ...

Among the several ballistic missiles and spacecraft that used these devices was the Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, which was also used to launch m,anned and unmanned Gemini space ...

This tablecloth was maintained by Jimmy Doolittle's wife Josephine. Following a dinner celebrating his first all-instrument flight in 1929, Josephine asked her guests to sign the white damask ...

The Curtiss D-III Headless Pusher resulted from an accident incurred by noted exhibition pilot, Lincoln Beachey. While flying in a competition with a standard Curtiss D-III, Beachey hit a fence upon ...

Physical Description Snoopy Sees a Sunrise, 1970; circular shape composed of modules of approximately 1 x 2, primarily blue with bands of violet, green, red; background field of pink; one of a series ...

The invention of the balloon struck the men and women of the late 18th century like a thunderbolt. Enormous crowds gathered in Paris to watch one balloon after another rise above the city rooftops, ...

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 ...

This observation balloon basket was employed by the U.S. Marine Corps during the period, 1917-1929. Assuming that they would need observation balloons operating in conjunction with artillery units, ...

Nakajima built the Sabre specifically to carry out Tokko (Japanese for 'special-attack') missions. These one-way flights consisted of a pilot deliberately crashing his airplane into U. S. Navy ships.