Exploring the Universe in our Collections - National Air and Space …
2023年9月8日 · Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe's observations of the bright new star that appeared in the sky of 1572 proved the heavens were not changeless. His observations of how a comet moved among the stars in 1577 proved that comets moved about freely through the realm of the planets, a discovery that shattered the centuries-old notion of …
Kenneth C. Griffin - National Air and Space Museum
The Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery probes the science and history of our exploration of planets and moons, telling the stories of the diversity of worlds circling our Sun and how exploring those worlds helps enhance our own understanding of Earth.
10 Highlights of the New Air and Space
2022年10月14日 · "Walking on Other Worlds" interactive showing what it is like to walk on the asteroid Ryugu. Experience what it’s like in distant parts of our solar system in the “Walking on Other Worlds” interactive experience in the Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery.This immersive media exhibit presents visitors with a seven-minute “tour” of seven different worlds: Venus, Earth's ...
Hermann Oberth Collection | National Air and Space Museum
Hermann Oberth (1894 - 1989) was known as the Father of Astronautics. Born in Rumania in 1894, he received his German citizenship in 1941. After extensive studying at Gottingen, Heidelberg, Klausenbury, Munich and Vienna, he became a teacher, having at one time Dr. Wernher von Braun as his pupil.
NASA’s Europa Clipper | National Air and Space Museum
A sketch portrays NASA’s Europa Clipper arriving at Jupiter’s icy moon in 2030. Europa intrigues scientists because it has an ocean under its ice-crusted surface.
Boeing 314 Clipper California | National Air and Space Museum
A Pan Am Boeing 314 flying past San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge made for a majestic sight in 1937.
Mars Sojourner Rover Model | National Air and Space Museum
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 Mars Pathfinder (MPF) spacecraft consisted of …
Boeing X-45A Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS)
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.
Stits SA-2A Sky Baby - National Air and Space Museum
Wingspan: 2.2 m (7 ft 2 in)Length: 3.0 m (9 ft 10in)Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)Weights: Empty, 205.5 kg (452 lb)Gross, 302.7 kg (666 lb)Engine: Continental four-cylinder, four-cycle, 85 horsepowerOn a dare from another pilot, Ray Stits designed and built the Sky Baby at his home in Rive
Neil A. Armstrong - National Air and Space Museum
Neil A. Armstrong.In March 1962, James Webb, Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, suggested that artists be enlisted to document the historic effort to send the first human beings to the moon.