Did you know that tools and technologies that are used in space exploration and studying Earth can actually be used to learn ...

Let’s explore the amazing Earth from way up high! Did you know we can learn cool things about the past and people who lived long ago? We’ll show you how we take pictures from the sky and how those ...

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.

A selection of well-known and world-renowned air and space artifacts at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. Your search found 9 result(s).

Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey is the 1974 autobography of Michael Collins (1930--2021). While his early aviation career in the United States Air Force is covered, the vast majority of the ...

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. The ...

From 1949 until 1988, Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) was a United States airline headquartered in San Diego, California. Founded by Kenneth Friedkin, PSA was the first large discount airline in the ...

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 device was mounted near the nose of a Shuttle orbiter and was used to establish its position once in orbit. A star tracker acquired a known star through its optics, and provided data on that ...

Each astronaut aboard a spacecraft has a personal hygiene kit with items for cleanliness and grooming during the mission. Contents typically include a comb, hairbrush, toothbrush, toothpaste, dental ...

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 cover protected the fragile components of the Shuttle star tracker, and it was removed before flight. The star tracker was mounted near the nose of a Shuttle orbiter and used to establish its ...