Smithsonian HD Network In 1985, a DC-9 airliner crashes seconds after takeoff from Milwaukee. 2026-08-17 A Boeing 737 leaving Panama City crashes into one of the most remote and treacherous jungles on the planet. 2026-08-17 In 1985, a DC-9 airliner crashes seconds after takeoff from Milwaukee. 2026-08-17 A massive explosion tears a hole in a 747 over Hawaii, and the trail of clues ultimately leads investigators to a catastrophic short circuit. 2026-08-17 In 1985, a DC-9 airliner crashes seconds after takeoff from Milwaukee. 2026-08-17 While landing at a notoriously tricky Alaskan island airport, the pilots of a twin turboprop can't stop their plane. 2026-08-17 After a DC-8 cargo plane with only three working engines crashes on takeoff in Kansas City, investigators uncover a flaw in the pilots' training. 2026-08-17 Two float planes collide midair near an Alaskan waterfall. One shatters; the other crash-lands intact. With no warning before impact, investigators use wreckage clues and 3D tech to uncover how-and why-the deadly crash occurred. 2026-08-17 Solving the crash of China Airlines Flight 676 hinges on 11 baffling seconds when neither pilot controls the airplane. 2026-08-17 With flames emerging through the cockpit floor, the pilots of Pilgrim Airlines 458 manage a heroic landing on a frozen Rhode Island reservoir. 2026-08-17 When Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff, the catastrophe leads to the grounding of the entire Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet. 2026-08-17 Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific; both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure-but when the Boeing 737 is recovered, the wreckage reveals a different cause. 2026-08-17 Three flight crews face impossible odds: a Boeing 707 loses engines over the Alps as fire spreads, Air Astana 1388 goes out of control over Portugal, and a bomb on PA 434 severs control cables and blasts a hole in the fuselage. 2026-08-17 Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers put added pressure on investigators. 2026-08-17 In one of the world's busiest airports, a large passenger plane crashes into a smaller one; a 1986 midair crash between planes near Los Angeles brings attention to disturbing congestion at airports. 2026-08-17 Three aviation disasters are all linked to breakdowns in vital security measures. 2026-08-17 Investigators race to uncover why an Amazon cargo plane inexplicably nosedived into a swamp outside of Houston, Texas, in 2019. 2026-08-17 Near the end of its flight, Continental Express Flight 2574 suffers wing damage and goes into a dive falling out of the sky. 2026-08-17 When an American cargo plane crashes moments after takeoff, investigators uncover a systemic problem with aircraft maintenance. 2026-08-17 Three hundred people are killed in one of the deadliest aviation accidents of all time after a fire breaks out on board Saudia Flight 163. 2026-08-17 Engineers grapple with an apartment building, ripped apart by a man-made canyon; the Gateway Arch takes shape in St. Louis; an unpromising plot in Copenhagen, Denmark, is transformed by a gleaming new triangular office. 2026-08-17 Alien port authority in Belgium; ultrathin skyscraper in Manhattan; hanging museum in Scotland. 2026-08-17 The American Museum of Natural History in NYC gets a cave-like extension; an arts center inspired by migrating birds is built on a lake in China; Boston University gains a fossil-free, Jenga-like tower. 2026-08-17 A 1.2-million-square-foot office building balances precariously on a 39-foot wide base in Chicago; a building named Pterodactyl lands on top of a Los Angeles parking garage; the world's longest suspension footbridge. 2026-08-17 In Chicago, twin concrete towers push the limits of high-rise design. Engineers conquer the sea to unite Sweden & Denmark. And in Sydney, Norman Foster and team take on the challenge of a new metro station that can't disrupt the busy streets above. 2026-08-18 A sculptural high-rise with rippling balconies breaks the mold in Chicago; Mammoth machines bore 26 miles of tunnels for an underground railroad beneath London's city streets. 2026-08-18 In Chicago, twin concrete towers push the limits of high-rise design. Engineers conquer the sea to unite Sweden & Denmark. And in Sydney, Norman Foster and team take on the challenge of a new metro station that can't disrupt the busy streets above. 2026-08-18 Visiting Australia's One Central Park, the Oslo Opera House and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco to reveal their architectural secrets. 2026-08-18 In 1985, a DC-9 airliner crashes seconds after takeoff from Milwaukee. 2026-08-18 With rising young football star Emiliano Sala on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel. 2026-08-18 A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the aircraft to disintegrate in midair and the wreckage of the aircraft to crash into the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 people on board and 11 people on the ground. 2026-08-18 A look at the fate of United Airlines Flight 232 which crashed into Sioux City's runway in 1989; it caused a subsequent explosion that left 111 people dead. 2026-08-18 Seeing how international investigative teams must overcome differences to solve controversial plane crashes. 2026-08-18 Investigating the 2009 crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407; the plane stalls at low altitude and dives into a residential area near Buffalo, N.Y. 2026-08-18 Japan's largest cruise ship brings East and West together on a cruise featuring cherry. 2026-08-18 One of Holland America Line's largest cruisers makes its debut in the Caribbean, highlighted by a visit to an exclusive private island resort. 2026-08-18 This 50-year-old ocean liner offers off-season Baltic tours, battling unpredictable weather to deliver one-of-a-kind experiences. 2026-08-18 Take a cruise where the guests choose the ports to visit and the captain and crew work overtime to make it happen. 2026-08-18 Costa Diadema's seven-day cruise around the Mediterranean offers Italian delights to its passengers and challenges to its captain and crew. 2026-08-18 Norwegian Joy sails amid icebergs in Alaska's Inside Passage, treating guests to glaciers, humpback whales, and the largest zip line in the world. 2026-08-18 Travelling up the coast of New Zealand in style aboard the Coastal Pacific, a train that embodies the nation's spirit of grit and determination; for two years, this ride was shut down due to an earthquake in 2016. 2026-08-18 On Europe's high-speed rail network, between Barcelona and Madrid, crews work to expand the infrastructure for a new train. 2026-08-18 The Glacier Express features cutting-edge technology to pull the train up the steepest slopes on its route across the Swiss Alps. 2026-08-18 The maiden voyage of the Oasis of the Seas, the largest, most revolutionary cruise ship in the world. 2026-08-18 The Norwegian Epic is a billion-dollar showboat with more than 20 bars and restaurants and pool decks that transform into nightclubs. 2026-08-18 The world's top cruise ship, the Crystal Serenity visits Sydney harbor, the port of Melbourne, Bali, a large-scale furniture load in Semarang, Indonesia and the port of Singapore. 2026-08-18 The world's latest, most-advanced expedition cruise ship Roald Amundsen whisks passengers on an adventurous voyage to Antarctica. 2026-08-18 The Sky Princess carries passengers from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to three Central American stops. 2026-08-18 Super Guppy, the flying cargo, is made of old aircraft parts and carries NASA's bulkiest and most cutting edge aerospace components. 2026-08-19