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Today in 1954: Elizabeth Hodges is 1st person injured by a meteorite that fell through roof of her home in Sylacauga AL
about 2 hours ago
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Today in 1945: Sikorsky XR-5 civilian variant (S-51) helicopter rescues 2 seaman off coast near Bridgeport, CT
11:01 AM Nov 29th
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Today in 1929: Richard E. Byrd & his team are first to reach the south pole by air in a Ford 4-AT-B Tri-Motor.
9:01 AM Nov 29th
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Book signings today at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: "Rocketbelt Pilot's Manual", "Hell Hawks", "Air Force One".
7:55 AM Nov 29th
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Today in 1953: Douglas DC-7 begins flying passengers on American Airlines New York to Los Angeles route.
7:25 AM Nov 29th
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Last showing of "Where the Wild Things Are" at Udvar-Hazy Ctr Airbus IMAX Theater tonight 5:30pm. Schedule changes Mon!
7:17 AM Nov 29th
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Today in 1964: Mariner 4 launches. July 1965, made 1st successful flyby of Mars & returned 1st pictures of surface.
12:02 PM Nov 28th
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Today in 1896: Langley Aerodrome Number 6 makes 1st flight, covering distance of approximately 1,460 m (4,790 ft).
11:14 AM Nov 28th
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Today in 1927: Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing makes its first flight for Texas Air Transport on Contract Air Mail Route 21.
12:00 PM Nov 27th
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Today in 1853: Bolognese aeronaut Luigi Piana dies on his 5th balloon ascent. Portrait, lithograph on paper:
10:30 AM Nov 27th
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National Mall Bldg open late today, tomorrow & Dec 26-Jan 2. Visit us 10:00am -6:30pm. Udvar-Hazy Ctr hours unchanged.
9:45 AM Nov 27th
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Looking for that perfect gift for the aviation or space enthusaist? Here are a few ideas:
9:40 AM Nov 27th
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Today in 1971: Soviet "Mars 2" spacecraft, intended to be soft-lander, crashes on Mars when descent system fails.
8:35 AM Nov 27th
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Today in 1963: Interplanetary Monitoring Platform A (IMP-A) satellite launch-study cosmic rays, solar wind & mag fields
7:35 AM Nov 26th
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Today in 1944: Bill Daniels rescues shipmates on U.S.S. Intrepid after 2 Japanese kamikaze attacks. Awarded bronze star
1:00 PM Nov 25th
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NASA's Aqua satellite sees Typhoon Nida in Western Pacific develop into category 5 Super Typhoon - (via @)
11:47 AM Nov 25th
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Today in 1956: USAF Sgt Richard Patton makes 1st successful parachute jump in Antarctica from a C-124 Globemaster at 1,500 ft.
11:39 AM Nov 25th
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Hear about new "Moving Beyond Earth" exhibit from 1 of its curators at Ask an Expert lecture Noon today, National Mall.
7:00 AM Nov 25th
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On blog: "Ultralights Are for the Birds". Wildlife conservationists use ultralights to help endangered whooping cranes.
11:44 AM Nov 24th
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Today in 1955: prototype Fokker F-27 Friendship medium-range twin-turboprop transport flies for the 1st time.
9:03 AM Nov 24th
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- Name SmithsonianAirSpace
- Location Washington, DC
- Web http://www.nasm.s...
- Bio The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world.
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