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...

In the year 1957 the cold war expands to space. The Soviet-Union sends Sputnik as the first manmade ...
Comets pose one of the greatest threats to life on Earth - a threat that can only be countered if we...

This feature-length documentary is a portrait of eclipse chasers, people for whom solar eclipses - a...

Archival material from the original NASA film footage – much of it seen for the first time – plus in...

Eight decades after her disappearance, Amelia Earhart's incredible accomplishmenys are still celebra...

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

An experimental film about the relation of Time and Space.

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

The wonders of the universe have long propelled our insatiable desire to learn more about who we are...
A film about the education of young aviators, which uses the natural interest of the youth in aviati...

How the Soviet Union was able to copy the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, and the influence of the...

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

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

After 10 years of tests and 12 billion Euros invested, the state-of-the-art Airbus jet completed its...

What if you could get behind the wheel and race through space? We scale down the Solar System to the...

It's June 1942 and the world's fate is about to be decided by a handful of pilots and their untested...

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