This coming Friday marks the 118th anniversary of the first officially acknowledged, controlled flight by a powered, heavier-than-air vehicle – the famous Wright Flyer – which Orville Wright took aloft on a gusty morning in […]
With the passing of the legendary Wilson “Connie” Edwards earlier this year, the remnants of his once vast vintage military aircraft collection have gradually been finding new homes. While readers will be well aware of […]
On a fog-shrouded day towards the end of WWI, the first airplane to provide regularly scheduled airmail service in the United States took off from the Potomac Park polo grounds in Washington, D.C., headed for […]
More than 1,000 guests celebrated the 15thAnnual Space Day at the San Diego Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park this past Saturday, May 19. The museum celebrates Space Day every year in May. Space Day […]
PRESS RELEASE – Sand Diego, Peggy Whitson, the first female commander of the International Space Station (ISS) and holder of the record for most days in space by a NASA astronaut; Ellen Ochoa, the first […]
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the Atlas Rocket Program, Hudson B. Drake, Embry-Riddle’s Golden Eagles Flight Team, John Herrington, Christa McAuliffe, John J. Montgomery, and Chance Vought are among the honorees being […]
PRESS RELEASE – San Diego, CA – October 3, 2016 – Steve Hinton Jr., Steve Hinton, Sr., their family, The Boeing Company, Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden, Coast Guard Aviation, Dale Myers, the Aircraft Owners […]
The Tuskegee Airmen were inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum in 2008. Mr. Brown and fellow airman Lee Archer were on hand at […]
PRESS RELEASE – The San Diego Air & Space Museum recently acquired the Vought archive collection from the Vought Aircraft Heritage Foundation in Arlington, Texas, the Museum announced yesterday. The San Diego Air & Space […]
Visitors from around the world can now take interactive personally-guided tours of the San Diego Air & Space Museum from the comfort of their own homes through the BEAM Virtual Tour Program, which enables both […]
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