Part 9: Setting the Stage for the Future/1984. Presents several NASA projects scheduled for the duration of the 1980's. Airplane computers and the XV-Tiltrotor are two of the subjects discussed.

Part 10: Behind the Scenes at the Air and Space Museum/1984. Discusses the development of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. Presented by E. T. Wooldridge, director of aeronautics at the National Air and Space Museum.

Part 11: Progress in Aeronautics/1984. Examines how NASA works to improve aircraft performance and safety. By using computer technology, physical sciences, testing, and human ingenuity, NASA continues to mae aircraft safer, faster, and more economical.

Part 12: The Ames Research Fleet/1984. Describes how various NASA Ames Research Center aircraft are used for research in the fields of astronomy and Earth studies.

Each part is 30 min