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“Innovations in Flight” Event Returns to Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum

June 14, 2022 by The District Leave a Comment

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center will host its annual “Innovations in Flight Outdoor Aviation Display,” Saturday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors will be able to view over 50 vintage, modern and commercial aircraft that will fly in for the day and be on display outside the museum. Aircraft […]

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Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Will Temporarily Close for Renovation

December 2, 2021 by The District Leave a Comment

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Museum’s National Mall Building To Close March 28 Through Fall 2022 The National Air and Space Museum’s flagship building on the National Mall will temporarily close to the public March 28, 2022, until fall 2022 to complete work on the first new galleries in the west wing of the building. The museum has been undergoing […]

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“Air & Scare” Returns to the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center

October 28, 2021 by The District Leave a Comment

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will once again host its annual “Air & Scare” family day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. This year’s event will be outdoors and will feature candy stations and spooky activities for all ages. Attendees will […]

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National Air and Space Museum Celebrates Perseverance Landing

February 1, 2021 by The District Leave a Comment

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will host programming and offer a variety of resources and expertise to coincide with the landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars, Thursday, Feb. 18. The museum’s scientists are involved in a number of Mars research missions with NASA and will share their insights on this current endeavor. […]

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National Air and Space Museum Welcomes Blue Angels’ F/A-18C Hornet

November 19, 2020 by The District Leave a Comment

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

New Artifact To Go On Display at Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center The following is a press release from the National Air and Space Museum: The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has welcomed the Blue Angels’ F/A-18C Hornet into the national collection. This is the first Blue Angels aircraft the museum has acquired. The recently retired […]

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Neil Armstrong’s Spacesuit On Display at National Air and Space Museum for 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11

July 16, 2019 by The District Leave a Comment

Apollo 11 spacesuit

The following is a press release from the Smithsonian: “On the 50th anniversary of the historic launch of Apollo 11, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum unveiled Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 spacesuit, back on display for the first time in 13 years. The suit was conserved, digitized and put back on display in time […]

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National Air and Space Museum Recreates Launch of Apollo 11 on Washington Monument With Historic Projection-Mapping Program

July 12, 2019 by The District Leave a Comment

Washington Monument

The following is a press release from the Smithsonian: “The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will present a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 this July in partnership with the U.S. Department of the Interior and 59 Productions. For three nights—July 16, 17 and 18—a full-sized, 363-foot Saturn V rocket will […]

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