Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum On Star Trek, a TV series that aired in the late 1960s, more than 400 crew members explored the galaxy aboard the USS Enterprise, which had a length ...

From advancing diversity in NASA to anticipating new technologies, “Star Trek” left its mark on American culture. Weitekamp, the Air and Space Museum’s curator of space science fiction ...

WASHINGTON - Before the pandemic, the National Air and Space ... featured in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" and prosthetic ear tips worn by Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock on "Star Trek." ...

Almost four years into a seven-year, roughly $1 billion renovation, the National Air and Space Museum will reopen ... before making the trek to downtown DC. From the second floor of the museum, the ...

An X-wing starfighter from “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ... astronauts to the moon — on display at the National Air and Space Museum when it reopens Oct. 14. The reopening of almost ...

“We have this Star Trek vision of men and women of ... a historian at the National Air and Space Museum and author of the book Space Craze: America’s Enduring Fascination with Real and ...

“Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and ...

L: The Shuttle Enterprise with 'Star Trek' cast. From L-R: Dr. James D. Fletcher, NASA Administrator, DeForest Kelley (Dr. "Bones" McCoy), George Takei (Mr. Sulu), James Doohan (Mr. Scott ...