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Heather Penney was one of the first DC Air National Guard F-16 pilots scrambled from Andrews Air Force Base after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Her father, John Penney, was a Un…

Fifty years after the moon landing, Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, National Air and Space Museum director Ellen Stofan, and former NASA administrator Charles Bolden reflected on the Ap…

Jeremy Kinney gave a tour of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., and showed some of the museum’s one-of-a-kind artifacts that tell the story of the first half-…

Former Senator David Pryor (D-AR) and geologist and astronaut Kathryn Sullivan, veteran of three shuttle missions and the first woman to walk in space, talked about the legacy of late astron…

Valerie Neal gave a tour of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. She showed artifacts that tell the story of space exploration from …

Three women shared their experiences working on the Apollo space program, discussing how they overcame challenges and their roles with NASA. This program was hosted by the National Air and S…

Fifty years after the first U.S. Apollo moon landing, panelists discussed the spacesuits used by the astronauts. Participants included spacesuit testers and designers, MIT Professor Dava New…

Vice President Pence delivered remarks at the unveiling of Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 spacesuit at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. The spacesuit will go on…

Farouk El-Baz is a space scientist who trained astronauts and led the lunar landing site selection process for NASA’s Apollo program between 1967 and 1972. In this event, Mr. El-Baz talked a…

Titled “The Spirit of Apollo,” this ceremony from Washington National Cathedral commemorated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8. On December 24, 1968, as they became the first humans to orbit …

Jeffrey Kluger talked about his book, Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon, about NASA’s first successful manned mission to orbit the moon. Mr. Kluger is the author…

American History TV visited the National Air & Space Museum to learn about U.S. Army combat artists who were recruited to be part of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. Our guid…

World War II triple ace fighter pilot Clarence “Bud” Anderson served two combat tours in Europe and flew 116 missions in his P-51 Mustang. In this program, he talked about how he became a mi…

David Grinspoon, chair of astrobiology at the Library of Congress, and Alan Stern, principal investigator of New Horizons, detailed the 2015 NASA mission to Pluto.

Scientists from the early Voyager missions recounted the program’s genesis. They also talked about discoveries made and offered an update on the spacecrafts' current interstellar journey. Sp…

The National Air and Space Museum marked its 40th anniversary. The event included remarks by Museum director General J.R. “Jack” Dailey and others.

Valerie Neal, chair of the National Air and Space Museum’s Space History Department, talked about the 40th anniversary of the museum and responded to viewer comments and questions.

Jeremy Kinney, curator at the National Air and Space Museum, talked about the 40th anniversary of the museum and responded to viewer comments and questions.

General J.R. “Jack” Dailey, director of the National Air and Space Museum, talked about the 40th anniversary of the museum and responded to viewer comments and questions.

Michael Collins and Jeff Bezos talked about the American presence in space, from the earliest days of space travel to Mr. Bezos' company, Blue Origin, a privately funded venture designed to …