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Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

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space shuttle launch

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Women in Aviation and Space Family Day

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Star Trek Enterprise
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Science Fiction

Luscombe Silvaire, Aeronca 65 Chief, and Piper Cub
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What is General Aviation?

Front of Star Trek Starship Enterprise Studio Model with lights
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Star Trek

A black cat like suit.
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Afrofuturism

A group of African-American people pose and wave on the boarding steps of an aircraft.
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Passenger Flight

A jet aircraft emerging from a cone shaped cloud of vapor in the air.
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Speed

Star Wars Falcon
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Star Wars

Hawaiian Airlines Stewardesses
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Flight Attendants

Three paintings of spacecraft launching
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NASA Art Program

National Airport Exterior
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Social Change in the Airline Industry

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The Airplane in Early 20th Century Culture

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    National Air and Space Museum

  • 6th St. and Independence Ave SW
  • Washington, DC 20560
  • 202-633-2214
  • Open daily
  • 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
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    • Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

  • 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
  • Chantilly, VA 20151
  • 703-572-4118
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  • 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
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