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One museum, two locations

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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space shuttle launch

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Women in Aviation and Space Family Day

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Aviation
  • Ultralights
  • Aircraft
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  • Balloons
  • Commercial aviation
  • Early flight
  • General aviation
  • Helicopters
  • Interwar aviation
  • Military aviation
  • Sports aviation
  • Vertical flight
Spaceflight
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  • Artemis program
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  • Gemini program
  • Mercury program
  • Space Shuttle program
  • Commercial spaceflight
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  • Spacecraft
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Astronomy
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  • Stars
  • Sun
  • Solar System
  • Moon (Earth)
  • Small solar system bodies
  • Dwarf planets
  • Exoplanets
Behind the scenes
People
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Records and Firsts
Science
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Society and Culture
  • Art
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Technology and Engineering
  • Navigation
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  • Satellites
War and Conflict
  • Afghanistan War
  • Gulf War
  • Iraq War
  • Korean War
  • Vietnam War
  • Weapons
  • Cold War
  • World War I
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Learn about the impact LGBTQ+ people have had on air and space.

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Portraits of People in Small Squares in a collage.
Deep dive

People You Should Know

Sally Ride floats in the cramped interior of the space shuttle, during the 1983 mission where she became the first American woman in space.
Deep dive

Sally Ride


Hawaiian Airlines Stewardesses
Deep dive

Flight Attendants

National Airport Exterior
Deep dive

Social Change in the Airline Industry

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Stories

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The words "AirSpace, a podcast" appear in bold pink and white letters against a purple background.
Story

QueerSpace In Memoriam: Saxophones on the Moon

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Story

AirSpace Season 8, Episode 11: Liberation through Exploration

The words "AirSpace, a podcast" appear in bold pink and white letters against a purple background.
Story

AirSpace Bonus! Live Long and Protest

Astronaut standing on crocheted Moon holding Pride flag, with text next to it that says QueerSpace
Story

QueerSpace: Fight For Your Right

Astronaut standing on crocheted Moon holding Pride flag, with text next to it that says QueerSpace
Story

QueerSpace: Saxophones on the Moon

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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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