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Human Spaceflight
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Honor Someone with a Passion for Aerospace
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Explore Air and Space Online
Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan
Meet the First American Woman to take a Spacewalk
Discover Her Story
3D Rendering of Armstrong Spacesuit
Digitizing Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit
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profile view of Doug Hurley in spacesuit
Suiting Up with SpaceX
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The International Space Station (ISS)
Station to Station
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Upcoming Events

Viewing of 12
space shuttle launch
Presented Online
Available starting April 8, 2021
The Space Shuttle at 40
Space Shuttle Discovery
Presented Online
April 9 - 10, 2021 | All day
Human Spaceflight Virtual Family Day
Hubble Telescope on Mission 4
Event
April 10, 2021 | 11am - 12pm
Astronomy Hour
An image of four friends in spacesuits. The image is drawn and in color.
Presented Online
April 13, 2021 | 11 - 11:30am
Three Friends and Mo Spacewalk
Space Shuttle Discovery
Presented Online
April 15, 2021 | 1pm
Air & Space Live Chat: The Space Shuttle
Earth Lights
Presented Online
April 22, 2021 | 1 - 2pm
Earth Day Light Pollution
Illustration of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft orbiting the asteroid Bennu.
Presented Online
April 27, 2021 | 8 - 9pm
Sampling an Asteroid to Understand the Birth of Our Planet
A black and white image of Alan Shepard in a pressure suit.
Presented Online
April 29, 2021 | 1 - 2pm
60 Years of American Human Spaceflight
two women work on spacecraft
Presented Online
Available starting May 6, 2021
Dream Jobs: Careers in Aerospace
Conservation Tour
Presented Online
May 13, 2021 | 1pm
Air & Space Live Chat: Careers
Two middle school science teachers explore a Moon phase activity during the STEM Institute for Educators at the Museum in 2016
Presented Online
May 20, 2021 | 1 - 2pm
Teacher Professional Development: TII Live Chat by Boeing
Colorized View of Titan from Cassini
Presented Online
May 26, 2021 | 8 - 9pm
Dragonfly: In Situ Exploration of Saturn's Moon Titan, an Organic Ocean World

Past Events

Viewing of 12
Silohettes of air and spacecraft with the text "Two Truths and a Lie."
Event
April 1, 2021 | 1 - 2pm
An (April) Foolish Air and Space Live Chat
An image of clouds taken from a plane.
Presented Online
March 25, 2021 | 1 - 2pm
Pole-to-Pole
Three people in white protective suits work on rover
Presented Online
March 23, 2021 | 8 - 9pm
Mars 2020 and the Importance of Planetary Protection
X-59
Presented Online
March 18, 2021 | 1 - 2pm
NASA’s X-59 Program
Bell X-1
Presented Online
March 12 and 13, 2021
High Speed Flight Virtual Family Day
Arado Ar 234 B Blitz at the Udvar-Hazy Center
Presented Online
March 11, 2021 | 1pm
Air & Space Live Chat: Stealth
A drawing of children playing with kites.
Presented Online
March 9, 2021, at 11 am
Flights of Fancy Story Time: At the Air Show
F-117 Nighthawk
Presented Online
Available on March 4, 2021
Shhhhh. The Science of Stealth
Wall Slide
Presented Online
March 3, 2021 | 1 - 2pm
Live Chat: What Mars Reveals about Life in Our Universe
An illustration of Perseverance scanning a rock on Mars
Presented Online
February 18, 2021 | 8 - 9:15am
Mars Rover Perseverance Landing Live Chat
Water Ice Clouds on Mars
Presented Online
February 11, 2021 | 8 - 9am
Air & Space Live Chat: Mars
A drawing of Perseverance
Presented Online
February 9, 2021, at 11 am
Story Time: Mo the Mars Man
More Ways to Explore
Air and Space Anywhere
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Featured Stories
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Vera Rubin and Kent Ford
Story
March 31, 2021
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory and Women of Chilean Astronomy
Astronaut Christina Koch (left) poses for a portrait with flight engineer Jessica Meir
Story
March 30, 2021
A Seat in the Cockpit: Recognizing and Replacing Biases with Gender Inclusive Language
First Class of Female Astronauts
Story
March 28, 2021
Sally Ride: Entrepreneur for Space, Science, and Inclusion
Portrait of Mary Retick Wells
Story
March 26, 2021
Anne Noggle’s Photographs of World War II Women Pilots: Portraits of Perspective and Reflection
Man sitting at a flight control station
Story
March 25, 2021
Remembering Glynn S. Lunney
AirSpace, a podcast, logo
Story
March 25, 2021
AirSpace Season 4, Ep. 4: Supermassive Black Hole
1903 Wright Flyer
Story
March 24, 2021
Explore the Wright Flyer
Arctic explorer Knud Rasmussen (left) meets Anne and Charles Lindbergh
Story
March 22, 2021
Tingmissartoq! Charles and Anne Lindbergh Tour Greenland

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Apollo at 50
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Our Locations

While both of our locations are temporarily closed, we encourage you to explore air and space through our online content.

The exterior of the National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum

Washingon, DC

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

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Chantilly, VA

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