National Space Museum

Almost all space and aircraft on display are originals or the original backup craft.
National space museum. Explore exhibitions on the history of aviation and spaceflight. The national air and space museum is a center for research into the history and science of aviation and spaceflight as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics. Visit us in washington dc and chantilly va to explore hundreds of the world s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Launch into the history of flight by surrounding yourself with icons of air and space travel.
One museum two locations. Together they house 60 000 artifacts and welcome more than eight million visitors a year. The complete history of aviation. National air and space museum the 1903 wright flyer and the ryan nyp spirit of st.
Louis are just a few of the historic firsts on display at the museum in washington dc. National air and space museum american museum of aviation and space exploration part of the smithsonian institution housed in two facilities. The flagship building on the national mall in washington d c exhibits aircraft spacecraft missiles rockets and other flight related artifacts.