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The pink AirSpace logo is overlaid on an image of two black and white dogs wearing sunglasses and relaxing on a black airport tarmac relaxing

February 12, 2026

Working Dogs at Airports

Story | AirSpace Podcast

Today on AirSpace: it’s Canine Career Day! We discuss the surprisingly wide variety of airport dog jobs, and hear from a few lucky humans about their unique coworkers. 

Tow rock like material appearing to form together in space.

February 09, 2026

Can Planets Collide with Each Other?

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Planet collisions make for spectacular, heart‑pounding movie moments, the kind that send shockwaves across a theater. But how often do events that dramatic actually unfold in the real universe?

A photograph featuring the conical silver Orion spacecraft and cylindrical European Service Module in the foreground as it travels through space. In the background the Moon and then the Earth can be seen in the far distance.

February 02, 2026

What is the Artemis Program?

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People may know Artemis as NASA’s return-to-the-Moon program. However, it is much more than a rerun of Project Apollo.

The AirSpace logo, along with the word "live!", is overlaid in white text over an image of the inside of a refrigerator with various foods

January 22, 2026

The Future of Cooking (and Eating) in Space

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Delicious, nutritious, LIVE!  In our first-ever live podcast taping from the Museum, we spoke to a chef, a curator of Space History, and the inventor of a next-gen space oven about the future of cooking and eating in space. 

An art gallery floor plan illustration with two display cases on the left and artwork on a blue wall on the right.

January 14, 2026

Flight and the Arts

Story | Air & Space Quarterly

The new Flight and the Arts Center explores the relationship between art and the transformative experience of flight through a permanent collection display coupled with temporary exhibitions.

NACA Wind Tunnel Fan on display in the Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall

January 12, 2026

The Delicate Work of Suspending a 6,800-Pound Wind Tunnel Fan

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The surprisingly delicate process of suspending large artifacts, including the amazing people who do both the literal and figurative heavy lifting.

The AirSpace logo is overlaid on a foggy background with a black smoky circle of an alien language.

January 08, 2026

Movie Mini: Arrival

Story | AirSpace Podcast

In this "movie mini," Matt and Emily discuss the sci-fi film Arrival (2016), based on Ted Chiang's novella Story of Your Life.

The AirSpace logo is overlaid on a zoomed in star with a background of smaller stars and galaxies

December 25, 2025

The Life Cycle of Stars

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Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how we wonder . . . well, where to even begin? We brought in one of the Museum's astronomy educators for a stellar conversation about the birth, life, and death of stars. 

Astronaut standing next to the American flag on the Moon, with the Lunar Module and Lunar Roving Vehicle in the background.

December 19, 2025

Ending Apollo: Why Did We Stop Going to the Moon?

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When the Apollo 17 spacecraft carrying U.S. astronauts Gene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt, and Ron Evans returned to Earth on December 19, 1972, the Apollo lunar landing program came to its end. No human has set foot on the Moon’s surface since.

A military jet in camouflage flies through a blue sky, above puffy white clouds. On the tail of the aircraft are the letters “VN.”

December 18, 2025

A Once-Shy Teenager Found His Salvation in Aviation

Story | Air & Space Quarterly

An interview with former U.S. Air Force pilot David Dale.