National Air And Space Museum Dulles

The museum s restoration hangar has an overlook for watching the.
National air and space museum dulles. Mcdonnell space hangar on april 19 2012 replacing the atmospheric test vehicle enterprise. See the new exhibit titled women in the air force. The enola gay the boeing b 29 superfortress which dropped the first atomic bomb on hiroshima japan. Udvar hazy center the smithsonian national air and space museum at dulles international airport in chantilly virginia.
Concorde lockheed martin sr 71 blackbird. A first generation tracking and data relay satellite tdrs that hangs directly above discovery. Stay connected to museum resources with air and space anywhere and share photos of your visit on social media using airandspace and tagging airandspace on twitter and airandspacemuseum on instagram. Udvar hazy center is located at 14390 air and space museum parkway in chantilly va just minutes from washington dulles international airport.
Regular hours are 10 a m. 14390 air and space museum parkway chantilly va 20151 703 572 4118. The air and space museum was originally called the national air museum when formed on august 12 1946 by an act of congress and signed into law by president harry s. There is an on site parking lot that charges a 15 fee.
655 jefferson drive sw washington dc 20560 202 633 2214. From yesterday into tomorrow which highlights women s achievements in their civilian and military careers with emphasis on the u s. See photos of the steven f. Step into the mcdonnell space hangar and feel like a kid in a candy store when you see the museum s collection of space artifacts including space shuttle discovery the apollo 11 mobile quarantine facility space suits rockets satellites and space toys to mention a few.
Udvar hazy center the smithsonian national air and space museum at dulles international airport in chantilly virginia. Air force and its predecessors. The museum s prominent site on the national mall once housed the city s armory and during the civil war armory square hospital nursed the worst wounded cases who were transported to washington after battles. B 29 superfortress enola gay.
The center can be reached by car via i 66 or the dulles toll road.