Air And Space Museum Dulles Space Shuttle

Hours admission 10 00 am to 5 30 pm.

Air and space museum dulles space shuttle. The steven udvar hazy air space museum was the highlight of my visit to washington and sets new standards for similar attractions. Some of the most notable include the lockheed sr 71 blackbird a concorde and the space shuttle discovery. The expansive museum consists of two hangars the boeing aviation hangar and the james s. Udvar hazy center also called the udvar hazy center is the smithsonian national air and space museum nasm s annex at washington dulles international airport in the chantilly area of fairfax county virginia united states.

Continue to 5 of 6 below. Enterprise the first space shuttle orbiter is the centerpiece of the new mcdonnell space hangar at the national air and space museum s steven f. We are one museum with two locations. Space shuttle discovery a whole area dedicated to man in space free guided highlight tours many staff volunteers happily able to share info.

Mcdonnell space hangar at the national air and space museum s steven f. The 760 000 square foot facility was made possible by a 65 million donation in october 1999 to the smithsonian institution by steven f. The longest serving orbiter discovery flew 39 times from 1984 through 2011. The orbiter s been at the museum since it opened last december but the space hangar has been closed off while workers refurbished the enterprise.

Its two huge hangars display thousands of aviation and space artifacts including a lockheed sr 71 blackbird a concorde and the space shuttle discovery. Mcdonnell space hangar which house dozens of aircraft and spacecraft. Udvar hazy center near washington dulles international airport is the companion facility to the museum in washington d c. The space shuttle discovery is the centerpiece of the james s.

The udvar hazy center displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts including the space shuttle discovery and a concorde in two large hangars. The museum also boasts an imax theater and an observation tower that gives visitors a 360 degree bird s eye view of dulles international airport and the surrounding area. The shuttle also flew every type of mission and has a record of distinctions. Udvar hazy center in chantilly virginia.

Hundreds of historically significant air and spacecraft along with thousands of small artifacts are on display in an open hangar like setting.