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    • From the first flight, to the first steps on the moon, and beyond, discover stories of air and space in our unique exhibitions.
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    • Exhibitions
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    • IMAX and Planetarium
  • IMAX and Planetarium

    • From the first flight, to the first steps on the moon, and beyond, discover stories of air and space in our unique exhibitions.
    Completely Reimagined

    The National Air and Space Museum is undergoing a monumental multi-year renovation, which began in 2018. Eventually, all 23 exhibitions will be completely reimagined, with new presentation spaces and attractions.

    Watch a trailer highlighting the first eight reimagined exhibits that opened in 2022, and learn more about each below!

     See What's to Come in Our Transformation
    A view of Early Flight featuring the Lilienthal Glider.

    Early Flight

    Two silver airplanes suspended in midair. One large one is for Eastern Airlines, one smaller one reads TWA on the side.

    America by Air

    Saturn V F1 Liquid Fuel Rocket Engine

    Destination Moon

    A photo taken from one of the corners of the Nation of Speed exhibit. Three aircraft hang from the ceiling in front of a sign that says Nation of Speed and a corvette is under the sign.

    Nation of Speed

    A view of the Wright Flyer in situ, with images and text on the wall behind it.

    The Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age

    A photo of of exploring the planets gallery. A large sign reads Tour the Solar System and planets hang from above.

    Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery

    A view of the Thomas W. Haas We All Fly Gallery, showing cases on the ground under a suspended red and white airplane.

    Thomas W. Haas We All Fly

    A view of the One World Connected gallery. There is a large glowing globe visible at the center of the room, images around it, and a silver and red plane hanging overhead.

    One World Connected

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    On View Exhibition Rockets and Missiles Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

    Learn how rocketry got a boost in the 20th century, altering warfare and taking humans into space.

     Topics: Spaceflight Uncrewed spaceflight Human spaceflight Telescopes Missiles Robotics Rockets Satellites War and Conflict Weapons     On View Exhibition Space Science Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

    Learn about the broad range of science performed by vehicles that travel into the Earth's atmosphere and beyond. The relatively young field of space science ranges from Earth observation to planetary exploration to astronomy and astrophysics.

     Topics: Spaceflight Spacecraft Astronomy Science Life sciences Physical science Technology and Engineering Solar System     On View Exhibition Destination Moon National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

    Destination Moon shows how an extraordinary combination of motivations, resources, and technologies made it at long last possible for humans to walk on the Moon.

     Topics: Spaceflight Apollo program Gemini program Human spaceflight Mercury program Moon (Earth) Records and Firsts Missiles Robotics Rockets     On View Exhibition Kenneth C. Griffin
    Exploring the Planets Gallery         National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

    The Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery probes the science and history of our exploration of planets and moons, telling the stories of the diversity of worlds circling our Sun and how exploring those worlds helps enhance our own understanding of Earth.

     Topics: Spaceflight Spacecraft Astronomy Telescopes Stars Sun Solar System Moon (Earth) Small solar system bodies Dwarf planets Exoplanets Life sciences Physical science Robotics Satellites     Upcoming Exhibition U.S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

    U.S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe illuminates how the development of new and more precise tools transformed our understanding of the universe.

     Topics: Astronomy Telescopes Science Technology and Engineering Satellites Solar System Exoplanets Small solar system bodies Dwarf planets     Past Exhibition 50 Years from Tranquility Base National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

    On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon, while their colleague Michael Collins orbited overhead. This case, installed for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, contains artifacts from that historic journey

     Topics: Apollo program Human spaceflight Moon (Earth)     Past Exhibition A New Moon Rises National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

    Dramatic landscapes of the Moon captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC). 

     Topics: Spaceflight Astronomy Moon (Earth) Physical science Satellites Reconnaissance Solar System     Past Exhibition Apollo to the Moon National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

    Apollo to the Moon told the historic story of human exploration of the Moon by the United States.

     Topics: Spaceflight Apollo program Human spaceflight Moon (Earth)     Past Exhibition Beyond: Visions of Our Solar System National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

    Artist Michael Benson manipulates extraordinary images of the Solar System from NASA and other planetary databases in order to present what our eyes might see if we could visit these spectacular places ourselves.

     Topics: Spaceflight Spacecraft Art Society and Culture Technology and Engineering Solar System     Past Exhibition Earth Today National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

    The ability to see Earth from space has forever changed our view of the planet. We are now able to look at the Earth as a whole, and observe how its atmosphere, oceans, landmasses, and life interact as global systems. Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere are dynamic, changing on timescales of days, minutes, or even seconds. Monitoring the Earth in near real time allows us to get an up-to-date picture of conditions on our planet.

    Earth Today presented near real time data of the Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere and biosphere.  

     

     Topics: Science Life sciences Physical science Solar System
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