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Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.

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Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

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Women in Aviation and Space Family Day

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Our Solar System

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Solar Eclipses

A complete circle with swirling clouds above landmasses, the Earth is seen from above.
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Earth

A large cylindrical silver object floats above Earth.
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Hubble Space Telescope

A circle with horizontal warm toned bands across it.
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Jupiter

A red circle.
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Mars

A grey circle with a textured face.
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Mercury

A large dark blue disc.
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Neptune

Pluto, a red and yellow rocky dwarf planet.
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Pluto

An orangish circle surrounded by pronounced rings that surround the middle like a belt.
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Saturn

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Uranus

An orange circle whose surface looks like it is made of lava.
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Venus

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National Air and Space Museum

6th St. and Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20560

202-633-2214

Open daily
10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Free Timed-Entry Passes
Required

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151

703-572-4118

Open daily
10:00 am - 5:30 pm
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