Travel into the world of aviation and explore the dreams of flight with the Smithsonian as they step into the unknown.

The 1960s was an extraordinary time for the United States. Unburdened by post-war reparations, Ameri...

Wings Over Water tells the fascinating story of naval aviation's critical role in making the U.S. a ...

On August 8, 1908, at a racetrack outside Paris, Wilbur Wright executed what was, for him, a routine...

In 1928, Lady Heath became the first person to fly solo from Cape Town to London. Eighty-five years ...

In unusual circumstances, scientists from different countries work together to achieve a common scie...

In the year 1957 the cold war expands to space. The Soviet-Union sends Sputnik as the first manmade ...

Few aircraft have attracted more attention than the ominous black supersonic jet that for years has ...

214 million years ago a gigantic meteorite broke up and impacted Earth. 65 million years ago, the im...

Young Navy Officers, Jay and Meagan, have dreamt of becoming naval aviators flying the F-14 Tomcat s...

A UFO enthusiast interviews Dan Aykroyd on the subject of extraterrestrials visiting Earth.

The artist Tom Sachs and his team of bricoleurs build a handmade space program and send two female a...

The New Horizons team examines the latest findings and imagery from Pluto and the fringes of our sol...

A celebration of those still flying the last remaining Grumman Albatross, a seaplane from a long-los...

The Wonder of it All focuses on the human side of the men behind the Apollo missions through candid ...

This 2004 documentary by Werner Herzog diaries the struggle of a passionate English inventor to desi...

William Shatner presents a light-hearted look at how the "Star Trek" TV series have influenced and i...

Concorde: A Supersonic Story follows the story of the most glamorous aeroplane ever built - told by ...

An exhilarating documentary film that celebrates the unsung hero of aviation - the local airport - b...

National Geographic and NASA are sending you into space - live! For the first time ever, board the I...