Upcoming Events

Outline of a Big Dipper in a virtual night sky
Event

The Sky Tonight: Live Planetarium Show

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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Young visitors sit at a table, decoration eclipse viewers, while assisted by adults.
Event

Soar Together Family Day: What Makes a Place Livable?

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
In Person: February 8, 2025 | Virtual: Launches February 7, 2025

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Featured exhibitions

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

The Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
A large metal dome-like structure, as seen from underneath it, hangs from the ceiling. A mirror is used to create the illusion that there are four of these structures hanging.
Exhibition

Destination Moon

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Manned Maneuvering Unit
Exhibition

Human Spaceflight

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, a World War II bomber aircraft, on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Exhibition

World War II Aviation

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
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Shot of an IMAX movie screen with viewers seated in the theater.

IMAX Theater

See large format films projected on a screen five-stories-high with six-channel digital surround sound.

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On Demand Media

Watch recordings of events and other media produced by the Museum.

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