D2.His.16.6-8. Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.

Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt entered the U.S. Air Force in 1992, earning her commission as a distinguished graduate of the Air Force ROTC program. Leavitt was initially denied her request to fly the ...

What kinds of tools can people use to examine the Earth? Join us to play an “I Spy” game with Steve Jenkins’ wordless book, Looking Down, and consider all kinds of tools from satellites to magnifying ...

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 ...

The Honorable Service Lapel Pin was awarded to United States military service members who were honorably discharged during World War II. Also know by its colloquial term, "Ruptured Duck," the pin was ...

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 ...

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 Mark IV full pressure suit was developed for the U.S. Navy by the B.F. Goodrich Company in the 1950s. This version of the suit was manufactured by the Arrowhead Manufacturing Company as a ...

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.

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 ...

W. E. Samuel was born in Germany in 1935, immigrated to the United States at age 16, and finished high school in Denver, Colorado, two years later. He graduated from the University of Colorado in 1960 ...

Nicknamed Schwalbe (Swallow), the Messerschmitt Me 262 surpassed the performance of every other World War II fighter. Faster than the North American P-51 Mustang by 190 kilometers (120 miles) per hour ...