National Air and Space Museum

June 1, 2014
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Air and Space Museum exterior

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is one of the world’s most popular museums with more than 8.2 million visitors in 2012. Its mission is to commemorate, educate and inspire visitors by preserving and displaying aeronautical and spaceflight artifacts. The museum maintains the world’s largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft among more than 60,000 objects and serves the public through exhibitions, public programs, educational activities, publications and electronic outreach. It is also a vital center for historical research on aviation and spaceflight and related science and technology, and home to the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, which performs original research and outreach activities in planetary sciences.

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    Space Shuttle Discovery

    The space shuttle Discovery is the centerpiece of the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va.

    Image Number: WEB12606-2012

  • Photo: Eric Long, Smithsonian
    National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall

    The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. has hundreds of original, historic artifacts on display, including the 1903 Wright Flyer; the Spirit of St. Louis; the Apollo 11 command module Columbia; and a Lunar rock sample that visitors can touch.

  • Photo: Smithsonian
    National Air and Space Museum

    Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

  • Milestones of Flight Gallery
    Eric Long, Smithsonian
    Milestones of Flight Gallery

    Milestones of Flight gallery at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC.

    Image Number: WEB11813-2011

  • Boeing Aviation Hangar
    Dane Penland, Smithsonian
    Boeing Aviation Hangar

    Interior view of the Aviation Hangar of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in 2005. View is from floor level beneath the first-floor catwalk spanning the center of the space, looking south toward the Air France Concorde in far background.