Go higher, faster and farther with the Smithsonian as they explore the dreams of flight.

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

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

In the year 1957 the cold war expands to space. The Soviet-Union sends Sputnik as the first manmade ...
A film about the education of young aviators, which uses the natural interest of the youth in aviati...

The wonders of the universe have long propelled our insatiable desire to learn more about who we are...

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

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.

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

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

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

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 ...

This documentary follows various migratory bird species on their long journeys from their summer hom...

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

This movie explores the saga of the telescope over 400 years - the historical development, the scien...

Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on t...

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

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