From ancient to modern times, people have studied "the heavens" and wondered "what's out there?" Technology helps us to take a closer look. Meet the pioneers of space and aviation in this collection of stories.
In addition to his love of flying, Howard Hughes was an aviation innovator.
Howard Hughes invested huge sums of his own money (in addition to funds provided by the federal government) as he designed, developed, built and perso...
In this video clip, which contains historical footage, Howard Hughes comments on his speed-breaking flights.
When Hubble - the orbiting space telescope - was built, its creators inadvertently gave it distorted vision.
Before (and after) the Wright Brothers, people died trying to fly.
After a seven-year journey, the Cassini spacecraft delivered its Huygens probe to Titan, Saturns largest moon.
Catch a ride on the Cassini spacecraft and watch as its Huygens probe lands on the surface of Titan, Saturn's largest moon!
On the 4th of July, 2005, an 820-pound copper projectile called IMPACTOR struck a comet named Tempel 1. Watch an animation of that significant event.
This biography of Astronaut John Glenn is introduced by President John F. Kennedy.
In this clip, we see Germany's much-feared rockets - the V-2/A-4 - during launch.
NASA has released this re-entry and landing video of a mission during which the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour documented a reading of Mach 25.
Manfred von Richthofen - Germany's World War I ace - flew a Fokker DR1 which was painted red.
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