Just like the 'Six Million Dollar Man,' the M2-F2 was rebuilt—as the M2-F3 in our collection.

The lifting body programs tested the concept of achieving aerodynamic lift from just the shape of wingless craft, a concept used in designing the Space Shuttle. #AirSpacePhoto

Today 2004, the Cassini spacecraft captured this view of Saturn's rings casting shadows on the planet's northern hemisphere. More: s.si.edu/3wtAAUS

Glenn L. Martin made the first extended over-ocean flight on #TDIH in 1912. He flew from Newport Bay, California, to Catalina Island, a total of nearly 70 miles. This medal from our collection commemorates that flight.

Coronal mass ejections (eruptions of solar material from the Sun) could cause a geomagnetic storm this weekend.

Hear how the Space Weather Prediction Center monitors the Sun to predict such events in a recent episode of our AirSpace from the National Air and Space Museum: s.si.edu/3WAHiTJ

#OTD in 1967, pilot Bruce Peterson survived a crash of a M2-F2 lifting body.

And if you’re thinking it, the answer is yes, this was the same M2-F2 crash from the intro to 'The Six Million Dollar Man.' Learn more: s.si.edu/3prLZRh

'If I can fly an aircraft without any arms, what can't you do?'

Jessica Cox is the first licensed pilot without arms. Read about how she combines her passion of flight and desire to be a positive force: s.si.edu/438cA4z #AAPIHeritageMonth

#OTD in 2013, a Canadian Mountie used an infrared camera mounted on this Draganflyer X4-ES quadcopter drone to locate an injured accident victim who had wandered away from a crash in sub-zero weather. Now on display in 'Thomas W. Haas We All Fly': s.si.edu/43aIf5Q

Today in 1926, Floyd Bennett and Richard Byrd claimed the first flight over the North Pole in this Fokker BA-1 'Josephine Ford' aircraft.

On #TDIH in 1927, Charles Lindbergh posed for this photo with the Spirit of St. Louis 11 days before his nonstop solo transatlantic flight.

On the 79th anniversary of VE Day (the end of World War II in Europe), explore #WorldWarII aircraft in our collection: s.si.edu/3nJETXO

📷: P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt, Hawker Hurricane, P-61 Black Widow #AirSpacePhoto

Today in 1961, President John F. Kennedy presented Alan Shepard with NASA's Distinguished Service Medal, just days after his groundbreaking spaceflight.

'This decoration, which is going from the ground up,' Kennedy quipped as he handed Shepard the medal after dropping it.

Shot down by the 204th AAA Battalion in Eschwege, Germany, on this day in 1945, this German Junkers Ju 88 is believed to be the last enemy aircraft shot down by U.S. forces in Europe before the end of #WorldWarII . Read more on the blog: s.si.edu/3LM7tzK

The Arrow Sport A2-60 is a rare example of an alternative design, depression-era biplane. It offered a side-by-side, dual-control cockpit arrangement. On this day in 1983, our Arrow Sport A2-60 made its last flight in England.

On this day in 1945, the Allies celebrated World War II VE Day after the surrender of Nazi Germany. Explore the role aviation played in victory: s.si.edu/3UwQplB #VEDay

This isn’t any ordinary cookie.

In 2019, it became the first food baked in space when astronauts on the ISS experimented with making DoubleTree by Hilton’s signature warm chocolate chip cookies. The cookie is in our collection and is now on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center.

Rewind to one year earlier—Space Shuttle Endeavour arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on May 7, 1991, aboard the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA).

#OTD in 1963, communications satellite Telstar 2 launched on a Delta B rocket. It also carried an experiment to measure energetic proton and electron distribution in the Van Allen belts. The Telstar in our collection was a backup for Telstar 1 and 2: s.si.edu/3rEYOIU

On this week in history in 1942, the prototype for the Japanese N1K2-J Shiden Kai flew for the first time. It did not enter operational service until 1944, but its superb abilities helped make it a notable part of Japanese aerial history. Our Shiden: s.si.edu/4a9iR2S

On #TDIH in 1992, Space Shuttle Endeavour launched on its first mission, STS-49. The primary objective was to capture, repair and redeploy the INTELSAT VI (F-3) communications satellite.

On this day in 1896, Smithsonian Secretary Samuel Langley's Aerodrome No. 5 made the first flight of an unpiloted, engine-driven, heavier-than-air craft of significant size. Aerodrome No. 5 is on display in the 'Early Flight' exhibition: s.si.edu/3yk1z