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The exterior of the National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum

Washington, DC

Reopens October 14

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

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Chantilly, VA

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Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit
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Stars and cloud like formations in space.
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Tree lines path with a vertical swooping metal sculpture at the end
Honor Someone with a Passion for Flight
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Upcoming Events

Viewing of 12
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
A book cover for the Little Spacecraft that Could, which shows a spacecraft with eyeballs in between planets. The subtitle reads "New' Horizons' amazing journey to Pluto and Arrokoth"
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: Author Talk and Reading with Joyce Lapin
Image of space packed with a cluster of galaxies along with a few foreground stars.
Presented Online
Soar Together @ Air and Space Virtual Family Day: Expanding Our View of the Universe
A book cover for the Little Spacecraft that Could, which shows a spacecraft with eyeballs in between planets. The subtitle reads "New' Horizons' amazing journey to Pluto and Arrokoth"
Presented Online
Flights of Fancy Story Time: Author Talk and Reading with Joyce Lapin
Artists' concept of James Webb Telescope depicted against the backdrop of space.
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Soar Together @ Air and Space On Site Family Day: Expanding Our View of the Universe
A child looking through a telescope while a museum educator assists
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Second Saturday Sungazing
Overall view of the Hubble Space Telescope Model hanging in museum
Presented Online
Air and Space Adventures
A book cover for the Little Spacecraft that Could, which shows a spacecraft with eyeballs in between planets. The subtitle reads "New' Horizons' amazing journey to Pluto and Arrokoth"
Presented Online
Flights of Fancy Story Time: Author Talk and Reading with Joyce Lapin
A book cover for the Little Spacecraft that Could, which shows a spacecraft with eyeballs in between planets. The subtitle reads "New' Horizons' amazing journey to Pluto and Arrokoth"
Presented Online
Flights of Fancy Story Time: Author Talk and Reading with Joyce Lapin
A book cover for the Little Spacecraft that Could, which shows a spacecraft with eyeballs in between planets. The subtitle reads "New' Horizons' amazing journey to Pluto and Arrokoth"
Presented Online
Flights of Fancy Story Time: Author Talk and Reading with Joyce Lapin

Past Events

Viewing of 12
Amelia Earhart Lockheed Vega 5B aircraft
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Air and Space Adventures
A child looking through a telescope while a museum educator assists
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Second Saturday Sungazing
A book cover that shows a woman with binoculars. The title reads "Breaking through the Clouds: The Sometimes Turbulent Life of Meteorologist Joanne Simpson."
Presented Online
Flights of Fancy Story Time: Breaking Through The Clouds
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
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Soar Together @ Air and Space: Favorites for Families
Telescopic observing draws young visitors
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Cancelled: Stargaze at the Udvar-Hazy Center
Telescopic observing draws young visitors
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Cancelled: Stargaze at the Udvar-Hazy Center
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
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
Presented Online
Live Chat: Spy vs Spy
Person looking through a telescope
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Tour of the Universe
A plane with blue camouflages and an air force logo.
Presented Online
Air and Space Adventures: Virtual Challenges for Families
Book Cover:<em>Looking Down</em> by Steve Jenkins
Presented Online
Flights of Fancy Story Time: Looking Down by Steve Jenkins
Apollo at 50
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A photograph of Kelly with a view of the Earth in the background.
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Seeing Earth Through Astronaut Eyes
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AirSpace Season 6, Ep. 7: Look at the Sky
A manta ray swims in the ocean, a small cylindrical device is attached to its back.
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Three Ways Satellites Help Us Understand Our Environment
A map of the world in purple and red depicts route maps with white lines and dots. Small drawings throughout represent destinations. An elaborate compass is at upper left; partial text at lower right, "AIR FRANCE" in white serif text and "RÉSEAU AÉRIEN MONDIAL" in gold and black serif text are enclosed within a decorative rectangle. A gold border surrounds the entire poster illustration.
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5 Ways We Have Connected Our World
A woman faces the camera holding a large radio.
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Faces of Our Planet
A P-61 Black Widow aircraft in a museum setting.
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Northrop P-61 Black Widow: First American Airplane Designed and Built to Fight at Night, Part I
Nichelle Nichols smiling and looking directly at the camera
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Remembering Nichelle Nichols
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AirSpace Season 6, Ep. 6: Journey to the Past

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