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Explore the world's premier collection of air and space artifacts, stories, and expertise at two locations: Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA. Learn about exhibitions, events, programs, and topics related to human flight and space exploration.
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The flagship building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., houses many of the icons of flight, including the original 1903 Wright Flyer, Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis, Chuck Yeager’s Bell X-1, John Glenn’s Friendship 7 spacecraft, and a lunar rock sample that visitors can touch.
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Explore the world's largest and most significant collection of aviation and space artifacts at the Museum in DC and the Udvar-Hazy Center in VA. Learn about the history, science, and culture of flight and the universe through exhibitions, programs, and research.
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The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution, is a museum in Washington, D.C., in the United States dedicated to human flight and space exploration. Established in 1946 as the National Air Museum, its main building opened on the National Mall near L'Enfant Plaza in 1976.
- Established: 1946; 77 years ago (as the National Air Museum)
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Former name: National Air Museum
- Type: Aviation museum
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Notable museum collections include the 1903 Wright Flyer, the Spirit of St. Louis, the Winnie Mae, Apollo 11 command module Columbia, and a lunar rock. During the 1980s, the museum began to focus more directly on its research component.
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What is the National Air & Space Museum?
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum maintains the world's largest and most significant collection of aviation and space artifacts, encompassing all aspects of human flight. It operates two landmark facilities that, together, welcome more than eight million visitors a year.

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When did the National Air Museum become a museum?
The National Air Museum was created as a separate bureau of the Smithsonian Institution by an act of Congress on August 12, 1946. Twenty years later, its name was changed to the National Air and Space Museum as part of a congressional act authorizing a separate building to house its collections, which opened to the public on July 1, 1976.

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Is the National Air and Space Museum free?
The National Air and Space Museum has two locations: one in Washington, DC and one in Virginia. Both locations are open every day except Christmas, and admission is free for all. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in Washington, DC. One of the most popular museums in the world.

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When did the Air & Space Museum start?
The Air and Space Museum collection dates back to the closing of the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, when the Smithsonian received a group of kites from the Chinese Imperial Commission. In 1889, the Stringfellow engine became the first object accessioned into the collection.

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