Rocket Men C-130 including VF-31 Tomcatters

including VF-31 Tomcatters

From the early pioneers to the latest spaceflight technology

Years before Charles Lindbergh’s flight from New York to Paris electrified the nation

This ornament highlights the kickoff of a series of new exhibitions at the Museum and our push to connect the future to the past

Zaha Hadid

Rocket Men C-130 including VF-31 TomcattersBy August 1968, the American space program was in danger of failing in its two most important objectives: to land a man on the Moon by President Kennedys end of decade deadline, and to triumph over the Soviets in space. With its back against the wall, NASA made an almost unimaginable leap: It would scrap its usual methodical approach and risk everything on a sudden launch, sending the first men in history to the Moonin just four months. And it would