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The People's Spaceship: NASA, the Shuttle Program, and Public Engagement after Apollo
Astronomy Magazine· 7 days agoThe book will be published June 11, 2024, by the University of Pittsburgh Press. Two space shuttle...
Get a Closer Look at the Star Trek Enterprise Model
Smithsonian Magazine· 4 days agoFilm of the model appeared in all 79 episode of the original series (broadcast from 1966–69), and the model was donated to the National Air and ...
Balloon Expert Reacts to the Bridgerton Runaway Balloon Scene
Smithsonian Magazine· 2 days agoWhen you work at the National Air and Space Museum, you can’t help but keep a special eye out for...
How to spend a week in the heart of American democracy
LoveEXPLORING via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMuseums Pavel L Photo and Video/Shutterstock The Smithsonian Institution’s world-class galleries and...
Famous birthdays list for today, June 13, 2024 includes celebrities Kat Dennings, Ally Sheedy
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 1 day agoAlly Sheedy and Kat Dennings share a birthday today. Check out our photo slideshow of celebrities ...
5 real aircraft that wouldn’t die
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe aptly named Flak-Bait, a B-26 Marauder, became the most battle-hardened...of World War II after it completed 200 missions and suffered 1,000 battle...
Remember 'Cy in the Sky?' Ames couple looks to rehome Iowa State-themed hot air balloon
Ames Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“The copy of the first hot air balloon, the Montgolfier, is displayed in this way at the Smithsonian...
Iran helicopter crash shows Tehran’s reliance on an aging fleet as well as its challenges at home
KOIN News 6 Portland· 6 days agoDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — By the time Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi boarded his window...
William Anders, NASA Astronaut Who Captured Iconic 'Earthrise' Photograph, Dies at 90
Smithsonian Magazine· 4 days ago“The family is devastated,” his son, retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Greg Anders, tells the Associated Press’ Gene Johnson and Audrey McAvoy. “He traveled ...
'Last Roar of the Mighty Liberty V-12': Seattle II's engine fired up one final time in Chehalis
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJun. 10—Though it took a few tries to get it started, Centralia aviator Robert "Bob" Dempster fired up the legendary Liberty V-12 engine that powers his hand-built reproduction Douglas World ...