At Mach 6, the SR-72 can cut across radar fields of view so quickly that establishing a continuous track becomes nearly ...

Descended from the CIA’s A-12 spyplane, the SR-71 could cruise at Mach 3, flying so fast it could outrun Soviet and allied air defenses ... In 2013, Aviation Week & Space Technology published ...

The Smithsonian is almost ready to open five more of the Air and Space Museum's halls as its 7-year renovation continues.

at the National Air and Space Museum. | Credit: Smithsonian/Mark Avino Other areas of the National Air and Space Museum reopening at the same time include three aviation-themed halls — "Barron ...

When the Blackbird entered service with the Air Force in 1966, it was simply too advanced for existing fuel and navigation systems.

(Jose Luis Magana/AP) The head of the U.S. Space Force is moving ahead with plans to pull talent from Air National Guard units to help build up the still new military service — but several ...

When the National Air and Space Museum opened its doors on the National Mall in 1976, the Smithsonian Institution expected that as many as two million people would make the journey each year to ...

This article is from the Winter 2025 issue of Air & Space Quarterly, the National Air and Space Museum's signature magazine that explores topics in aviation and space, from the earliest moments ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday easily confirmed Troy Meink as the secretary of the Air Force ... military’s space portfolio. He previously served as a deputy of the National ...

May 5 (UPI) --President Donald Trump on Monday celebrated National Astronaut Day on the 64th anniversary of Alan Shepard becoming the first American to go into space. On May 5, 1961, Shepard's ...

An upcoming exhibition featuring the work of LGBTQ+ African artists at the Smithsonian National Museum of ... had already been loaned to the museum, and the space was in the process of being ...