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1. airandspace.si.eduHomepage | National Air and Space Museum

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   Join us as we inspire a new generation of pioneers and explorers. 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 ...

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2. airandspace.si.edu › visitVisit the National Air and Space Museum

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   10:00 am to 5:30 pm. Open every day except December 25. Free admission. Parking $15. 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway. Chantilly, VA 20151. 703-572-4118. Learn in new ways while making memories on a unique field trip to one of our two locations. We rely on the generous support of donors like you to share the history and impact of aviation and ...

3. airandspace.si.edu › visit › museum-dcNational Air and Space Museum in DC

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   Free timed-entry passes are required. One of the most popular museums in the world. Visit our transformed museum on the National Mall. Hours. 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. Open every day except December 25. Contact. 202-633-2214. NASM-VisitorServices@si.edu.

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › National_Air_and_Space_MuseumNational Air and Space Museum - Wikipedia

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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

6. www.si.edu › about › air-and-space-museumNational Air and Space Museum | Smithsonian Institution

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   The National Air and Space Museum maintains the world’s largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft. 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. The flagship building on the ...

7. www.si.edu › Museums › air-and-space-museumCurrent Exhibitions | Smithsonian Institution

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   National Air and Space Museum Coat, Service, Type M1940, United States Army Air Forces, Gen. Hap Arnold National Air and Space Museum Fokker T-2 National Air and Space Museum Structural Dynamic Test Vehicle, Hubble Space Telescope

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   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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    What is the National Air & Space Museum?

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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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    • 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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    • The beginning of the conquest of space in the 1950s and 1960s helped to drive the renaming of the Air Museum to the National Air and Space Museum, and finally congressional passage of appropriations for the construction of the new museum occurred in 1971.

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