Forty-two helium-filled weather balloons lifted Larry Walters in this aluminum lawn chair from San Pedro, California, on July 2, 1982. Walters reached 16,000 feet (4,880 meters), drifting into the ...

Enjoy a variety of hands-on activities and observe the eclipse safely. A limited number of eclipse glasses will be distributed between 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm while supplies last, one per person. The ...

The Smithsonian’s collection includes the A-7LB spacesuit Stafford wore on the ASTP in July 1975. It is an intra-vehicular configuration because the astronauts did not leave the spacecraft during the ...

NAA official records require flight information verification by NAA designated personnel and/or special flight instruments. An official at each of Mock's planned stops confirmed her progress around ...

Crew and scientists for the solar eclipse expedition on board the dirigible USS Los Angeles. Left to right: Chester Burleigh Watts, astronomer, U.S. Naval Observatory; George Henry Peters, astronomer, ...

Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock touched down in her Cessna 180 at Port Columbus Airport in Ohio, on April 17, 1964, completing the first round-the-world solo flight by a woman. Having departed on March 19, ...

Come to the museum for tips on how to view the eclipse in a safe and fun way, activities that describe what happens during an eclipse, and more. Explore museum exhibits about astronomy and eclipses by ...

This Williams FJ44-3ATW turbofan engine powered the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer. The lightweight, powerful, highly efficient jet engine enabled Steve Fossett to pilot the Global Flyer around the ...

The Navy's experience in the Korean War showed the need for a new long-range strike aircraft with high subsonic performance at very low altitude--an aircraft that could penetrate enemy defenses and ...

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Developed from the DB-600 engine first produced in November 1937, the DB-600 series was used primarily in Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Bf 110 fighters. In 1939, a Messerschmitt 209V1, using a DB-605ARJ ...

The V-1 (Vergeltungswaffe Eins, or Vengeance Weapon One), was the world's first operational cruise missile. This name was given to it by the Nazi Propaganda Ministry, but the original Air Ministry ...