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The exterior of the National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum

Washington, DC

Closed until March 3rd

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

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Chantilly, VA

Open Daily

Opening at 12:00 pm January 20th

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man stands in front of aircraft
Remembering Brigadier General Charles McGee
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Artists' concept of James Webb Telescope depicted against the backdrop of space.
James Webb Space Telescope
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Stars and cloud like formations in space.
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Three magazine covers featuring an astronaut in a spacesuit.
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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
Telescopic observing draws young visitors
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Cancelled: Stargaze at the Observatory
collage of multicolored images including human faces, compass, waves, mountains, and abstract lines and shapes
Presented Online
Claiming Space
Official Hubble 25th Anniversary Image: Celestial Fireworks
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From Hubble to Webb: Observatories in Space
Telescopic observing draws young visitors
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Cancelled: Stargaze at the Observatory
stars in the sky with animal and people shapes over top of the constellations
Presented Online
Shared Planetarium Show
A poster showing the silhouettes of people staring out a window at the silhouettes of planets.
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Soar Together @ Air and Space Virtual Family Day: What's Beyond Our Solar System?
Image of space packed with a cluster of galaxies along with a few foreground stars.
Presented Online
Flights of Fancy Story Time: Space Poetry
stars in the sky with animal and people shapes over top of the constellations
Presented Online
Shared Planetarium Show
Telescopic observing draws young visitors
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Cancelled: Stargaze at the Observatory
Image of space packed with a cluster of galaxies along with a few foreground stars.
Presented Online
Flights of Fancy Story Time: Space Poetry
An artist’s impression of the extremely hot exoplanet Kepler-10b.
Presented Online
Virtual Planetarium Show

Past Events

Viewing of 12
stars in the sky with animal and people shapes over top of the constellations
Presented Online
Shared Planetarium Show
Front engine and silver single-blade propeller on red Amelia Earhart Lockheed Vega 5B aircraft
Presented Online
Air and Space Adventures Virtual Game
A book cover where a young woman stands atop a house.
Presented Online
Flights of Fancy Story Time: You Can’t Do That, Amelia
A museum conservator leans over a kite using tools to work on it. 
Presented Online
Soar Together @ Air and Space Virtual Family Day: Objects Tell Stories
A book cover where a young woman stands atop a house.
Presented Online
Flights of Fancy Story Time: You Can't Do That, Amelia
International Space Station surrounded my flags of countries involved
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Live Chat: Diplomacy in Space
Telescopic observing draws young visitors
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Cancelled: Stargaze at the Observatory
Amelia Earhart Lockheed Vega 5B aircraft
Presented Online
Air and Space Adventures Virtual Game
Book Cover: Nobody Owns the Sky
Presented Online
Flights of Fancy Story Time: Nobody Owns the Sky
Telescopic observing draws young visitors
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Stargaze at the Observatory
Book cover for Flying Camelot
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Book Signing: Flying Camelot
Book Cover: Nobody Owns the Sky
Presented Online
Flights of Fancy Story Time: Nobody Owns the Sky
Apollo at 50
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Featured Stories
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Man in military uniform in front of American flag
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A Life of Dedicated Service: Remembering Brigadier General Charles McGee
AirSpace, a podcast, logo
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AirSpace Season 5, Ep. 9: With a Little Help From My Friends
Black and white photograph. Foreground: Man in dark pilot's uniform with a cap and stripes at the ends of his sleaves. Background: Side of a passenger airplane labelled "Colonial Airlines" above circular windows. A set of airstairs is behind and to the right of the man.
Story
The “Age 60 Rule”: Michael Gitt’s 1968 Case Against the FAA
Friendship 7 capsule presented artistically
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Happy New Year 2022: Celebrating Friendship
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The Early Airlines You Might Not Have Heard Of
Artists' concept of James Webb Telescope depicted against the backdrop of space.
Story
James Webb Space Telescope: Only Perfect Will Do
AirSpace, a podcast, logo
Story
AirSpace Season 5, Ep. 8: Fly Me To The Moon
A black and white photograph of four female flight attendants posing in various positions in front of an aircraft.
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Fashion at 20,000 Feet: Preparing Uniform Accessories for Display

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At a deeper level, I think the museum makes visitors feel proud to be human –

to be members of a species that has traveled from a lonely beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to the dusty surface of the moon in less than seven decades..." - John H. Glenn, Jr

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