Air And Space Museum Space Shuttle

Visit us in washington dc and chantilly va to explore hundreds of the world s most significant objects in aviation and space history.
Air and space museum space shuttle. Discovery was the third space shuttle orbiter to fly in space. When john glenn boarded the shuttle orbiter discovery now in the museum s collection and displayed at our udvar hazy center he was 77 years old the oldest person yet to venture into space. This will allow guests to get a closer and more detailed view of the orbiter than ever before. We are currently under the same covid 19 restrictions as everyone else.
The intrepid sea air space museum in new york city is the only museum where visitors can experience the legendary aircraft carrier intrepid the first space shuttle enterprise a cold war era submarine growler a british airways concorde and the world s fastest jets. The mcdonnell space hangar featuring the space shuttle discovery surrounded by other museum artifacts. No telescope nights no education outreach events. However in the future samuel oschin air and space center endeavour will be displayed in vertical ready for launch position as part of the world s only complete space shuttle system.
Begin your experience in endeavour together. Parts people a companion exhibit featuring artifacts from space shuttle endeavour and the external tank. From 1984 to 2012 discovery flew 39 earth orbital missions spent a total of 365 days in space and traveled almost 240 million km 150 million mi more than the other orbiters. Then see endeavour in the samuel oschin pavilion.
During world war i camels downed 1 294 enemy aircraft which was more than any other allied fighter. The sopwith camel is among the most significant and famous world war i aircraft. On october 29 1998 john glenn launched on his second spaceflight 36 years after his historic 1962 flight on the mercury friendship 7 spacecraft. Please read this excellent article at the marin ij for an update on our museum.
Sketch foundation gallery in science court air and aircraft. By understanding how air flows we create machines that.