When Ballooning was an Olympic Event
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National Air and Space Museum

Washingon, DC

Open Thursday through Monday

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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 black and white image of James Irwin digging into the lunar soil during Apollo 15 mission
Apollo 15
This Week in History
Messerschmitt on concrete with cholks on front wheels, nose facing the camera.
Aeronautics at the Olympics
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Homesick at Space Camp
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STEM in 30 team compare rockets and race cars
Taking the Fast Lane to Orbit
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More Ways to Explore
Air and Space Anywhere
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Upcoming Events

Viewing of 4
A lunar module and plane are visible in the gallery.
Presented Online
August 13 and 14, 2021
Soar Together Favorites Virtual Family Day
drawing of woman looking at stars
Presented Online
August 14, 2021 | 1 - 2pm
Virtual Planetarium Show: Starry Skies
Visitor at Innovations in Flight
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
August 21, 2021 | 10am - 3pm
Innovations in Flight Outdoor Aviation Display
Woman sitting at a table with NASA logo on the wall behind her
Presented Online
September 14, 2021 | 8 - 9pm
Envisioning A World Of Space People

Past Events

Viewing of 12
Apollo 15
Presented Online
July 28, 2021 | 8 pm ET
Vice Adm. Donald D. Engen Flight Jacket Night
Grumman F-14 Tomcat at the Udvar-Hazy Center
Presented Online
Postponed
Top Gun Then and Now
man in white lab coat and head covering looks at a moon rock
Presented Online
July 15, 2021 | 1 - 2pm
Moon Rocks
Book Cover: Hare and Tortoise Race to the Moon
Presented Online
July 9, 2021 | 12:30 - 1:30pm
Story Time: Hare and Tortoise Race to the Moon
Apollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV)
Presented Online
July 9 and 10, 2021, 1 to 2:30 pm
Apollo 15 Scavenger Hunt
Jim Irwin Apollo 15 Salute
Presented Online
July 9 and 10, 2021
Apollo 15 Virtual Family Day
earth surrounded by orbital debris
Presented Online
July 7, 2021 | 4:30 - 6pm
The History and Politics of Space Junk
Planet Venus Image
Presented Online
Watch On Demand
Venus Rediscovered: An Astrobiological or Astrophysical Frontier?
Book cover for Project Hail Mary and Photo of Andy Weir
Presented Online
June 23, 2021 | 6 - 7pm
Teaching with Science Fiction: A Conversation with Andy Weir
Image of Saturn
Presented Online
June 19, 2021 | 11am - 12pm
Virtual Planetarium Show: Solstices on Other Worlds
Profile of Ride in the Space Shuttle
Presented Online
June 18, 2021 | All day
Sally's Night
Photo of Clouds and Sun by Marta Fres
Presented Online
June 18 to 20, 2021
Solstice Virtual Family Day
Apollo at 50
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The Apollo 15 lunar roving vehicle (LRV) covered over 17 miles while traveling on the surface of the Moon.
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July 30, 2021
Apollo 15 and the Lunar Roving Vehicle: An Interview with Earl Swift
Black and white photo. In the center are three men dressed in suits, the two in the right wearing derbys, the middle man in a top hat. Five hot air balloons in the background. The back of a man in a suit and derby is in the foreground in the lower left corner.
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July 28, 2021
The Year Ballooning Was an Olympic Event
A black and white image of James Irwin digging into the lunar soil during Apollo 15 mission
Story
July 26, 2021
A Rock with a Mischievous History
AirSpace, a podcast, logo
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July 21, 2021
AirSpace Season 4, Ep. 12 It's the End of the World As We Know It
man in silver spacesuit smiles in front of space capsule that says LIBERTY BELL 7
Story
July 21, 2021
The Sinking of Liberty Bell 7: Gus Grissom’s Near-Fatal Mission
Wally Funk
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July 16, 2021
Never Say Never: Wally Funk’s Space Flight Dream Comes True
Museum specialists work on restoration of Lincoln-Standard
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July 15, 2021
Fabricating Missing Parts of the Lincoln Standard H.S.
AirSpace, a podcast, logo
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July 08, 2021
AirSpace Season 4, Ep. 11 Radar Love

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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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