Skip to main content
Reserve Free Passes Membership
Visit
  • Visit

  • National Air and Space Museum in DC
  • Udvar-Hazy Center in VA
  • Plan a Field Trip
  • Plan a Group Visit
View of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center tower at sunset

One museum, two locations

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.

What's On
  • What's On

  • Events
  • Exhibitions
  • IMAX and Planetarium
Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

At the museum and online

Discover our exhibitions and participate in programs both in person or virtually.

Explore
  • Explore

  • Stories
  • Topics
  • Collections
  • On Demand
  • For Researchers
space shuttle launch

Dive deep into air and space

Browse our collections, stories, research, and on demand content.

Learn
  • Learn

  • Programs
  • Learning Resources
  • Plan a Field Trip
  • Professional Development
Women in Aviation and Space Family Day

For teachers and parents

Bring the Air and Space Museum to your learners, wherever you are.

Give
  • Give

  • Donate
  • Become a Member
  • Wall of Honor
  • Ways to Give
  • Host an Event
Bob Hoover Gives an Air Show Performance

Be the spark

Your support will help fund exhibitions, educational programming, and preservation efforts.

Hurricanes Irma, Katia, and Jose in 2017

  1. Breadcrumb Home
  2. Multimedia Gallery
  3. Hurricanes Irma, Katia, and Jose In 2017
  • Satellite image of Central America the southern part of North America with three clusters of swirling clouds over them. They are lined up in a row going across the image.
    Download Image

    Three simultaneous hurricanes were active on September 8, 2017, the first such occurrence since 2010. This image captured by the Suomi NPP satellite, shows Hurricane Katia (left) making landfall over the Mexican state of Veracruz, Hurricane Irma (center) approaching Cuba, and Hurricane Jose (right) reaching peak intensity.

  • Satellite image of Central America the southern part of North America with three clusters of swirling clouds over them. They are lined up in a row going across the image.

Source:

NOAA

Copyright/Owner:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rights Usage:

Public Domain

Terms of Use:

Smithsonian Terms of Use

Admission is always free.
Open daily 10:00 am – 5:30 pm

National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum 650 Jefferson Drive SW
Washington, DC

202-633-2214

Free Timed-Entry Passes Required

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151

703-572-4118

  • About
  • Become a Member
  • Newsroom
  • Host an Event
  • Get Involved
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Accessibility