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Some scale models of aircraft tested in NASA’s Langley Research Center wind tunnels.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman views scale models of aircraft during a tour of the Flight Dynamics Research Facility. A few weird ones in there.
Photo Credit: (NASA)
Total Solar Eclipse over Sun Flowers
Composite image shows the progression of a total solar eclipse over San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain on, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026
USS Silversides (SS-236) at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, 22 July 2026 [2835x2090]
Tall ships parade under flyovers in New York today.
Source: Seth Wenig/AP
The Eiffel Tower is lit up in Paris to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States’ Declaration of Independence.
The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge in New York harbor as seen from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during the International Naval Review on July 3, 2026.
The President with a Model of the Space Shuttle in National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian on July 1, 1976
Museum Director Michael Collins Giving President Gerald R. Ford and Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller a Tour of the National Air and Space Museum on July 1, 1976.
Museum Director Michael Collins, President Gerald R. Ford, Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller, and Others Looking at The Spirit of St. Louis During a Tour of the National Air and Space Museum July 1, 1976
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Unveils Five New Galleries as Landmark Renovation Nears Completion
vintageaviationnews.comSmithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum rededication ceremony on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Washington.
Photo Credit: (NASA)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman delivers remarks during the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum rededication ceremony on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Washington.
Photo Credit: (NASA)
President Gerald R. Ford Viewing the “Tall Ships” of Operation Sail from the Flight Deck of USS Forrestal in New York Harbor on July 4, 1976.
Sail250 Virginia: Parade of Sail time lapse on Jun 19, 2026 from local news
youtu.bePeople came here from out of town to see the tall ships
Thousands of people are ready for this weekend's festivities in Norfolk and other cities in our area.
The story has a nice video of the ships.
Operation Sail: A Parade of Tall ship on July 4th, 1776 for America's Bicentennial.
Images are from Operation Sail Souvenir Issue” 1976, p. 10 and p. 23. South Street Seaport Museum Archives. source: https://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/celebrating-sail/
They are doing another one this year.
SR-71B - Mach 3 Trainer in Flight at Sunset in 1995
Take after the Artemis II astronauts rang the closing bell of the Nasdaq market session on Thursday, April 30. Photo Credit: (NASA)