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The exterior of the National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum

Washington, DC

Open Thursdays through Sundays

Closing March 28 through Fall 2022

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The exterior of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy center.

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Chantilly, VA

Open Daily

   

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A woman in CAP uniform sits drinking a Coke.
Meet Willa Brown
Discover Her Story
Wally Funk
Meet Wally Funk
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Drawing of globe with cut-out showing happenings on Earth
NASA’s Earth Information System
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Steve Henninger removes the aft starboard elevator to better access the hangar deck during installation of the LED lights in 2016
The 12,000 Hours That Made the USS Enterprise Model
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Upcoming Events

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Drawing of globe with cut-out showing happenings on Earth
Presented Online
NASA’s Earth Information System: Open and Accessible Science to Improve Life on Earth
drawing of Dorothy, Tin Man, and Scarecrow
Presented Online
Somewhere Over the Rainbow: The Science and Flight of the Wizard of Oz
Star Trek Enterprise
Presented Online
Soar Together @Air and Space Virtual Family Day: Create an Imaginary World
Book cover of Interstellar Cinderella
Presented Online
Flights of Fancy Story Time: Interstellar Cinderella
Swirling clouds with other worldly large jellyfish in front of them.
Presented Online
Creating Imaginary Worlds
Star Trek Enterprise
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Air and Space Adventures Virtual Game
Treetops with ancient building rising above
Presented Online
Ancient Cities and Landscapes from Space: How Remote Sensing is Transforming Archaeology
stars in the sky with animal and people shapes over top of the constellations
Presented Online
Shared Planetarium Show
stars in the sky with animal and people shapes over top of the constellations
Presented Online
Shared Planetarium Show
Telescopic observing draws young visitors
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Stargaze at the Udvar-Hazy Center
Chef in black chef coat cooks while an astronaut in blue flight suit helps
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Unexpected Careers in Aerospace
Rita Rapp explains a rehydratable food package to visitors.
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Soar Together @ Air and Space Virtual Family Day: Crafty and Creative Career Connections

Past Events

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Flight deck of USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier Model
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Teacher Professional Development: Floating Airfields
stars in the sky with animal and people shapes over top of the constellations
Presented Online
Shared Planetarium Show
stars in the sky with animal and people shapes over top of the constellations
Presented Online
Shared Planetarium Show
Katherine and Marjorie Stinson
Presented Online
Up, Up, and Away with the Stinson Sisters
Aircraft Carrier
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Live Chat: Innovations in Aircraft Carrier Technology
Aircraft catapults USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier Model
Presented Online
Air and Space Adventures Virtual Game
An illustration of a young woman doing math problems at a blackboard.
Presented Online
Flights of Fancy Story Time: The Girl with a Mind For Math
Women in Aviation and Space Family Day
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Soar Together @ Air and Space On Site Family Day: Floating Airfields
An illustration of a young woman doing math problems at a blackboard.
Presented Online
Flights of Fancy Story Time: The Girl with a Mind For Math
A photo of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier.
Presented Online
Soar Together @ Air and Space Virtual Family Day: Floating Airfields
Telescopic observing draws young visitors
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Cancelled: Stargaze at the Observatory
Amelia Earhart and her Flying Career
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Searching for Amelia
Apollo at 50
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Featured Stories
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Astronaut standing on crocheted Moon holding Pride flag, with text next to it that says QueerSpace
Story
QueerSpace: Becoming Light
US Air Force Major Robert C. Mikesh poses standing on access ladder of Martin B-57B Canberra
Story
Robert C. “Bob” Mikesh
Flag with blue bar on top and yellow bar on bottom
Story
The Strength and Resolve of Ukraine ｜ Сила та рішучість України
Black and white image of Maude Rose Rubens "Lores" Bonney sitting at the top of an aircraft.
Story
“I am without identity”: Restoring the Names of Pioneering Women Aeronauts
Astronaut standing on crocheted Moon holding Pride flag, with text next to it that says QueerSpace
Story
QueerSpace: We’re All Stories In The End
Curator sits inside an empty bay inside of Space Shuttle Discovery.
Story
Being Discovery’s Curator
Scan of article in magazine
Story
Rodney the Smiling Steward
Hubert Jackson, NASA Heroes and Sheroes, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 50” x 40”.
Story
Hubert Jackson’s Tribute to Black Americans in Space

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At a deeper level, I think the museum makes visitors feel proud to be human –

to be members of a species that has traveled from a lonely beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to the dusty surface of the moon in less than seven decades..." - John H. Glenn, Jr

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