Exhibition

Human Spaceflight

Human spaceflight is one of the great achievements of the modern age. Not content to master flight in the atmosphere, inventors, engineers, scientists, and visionaries pressed ahead to explore space and developed the technology for human spaceflight. Learn about the few people who have visited space and walked on the moon and the many people who designed and built the equipment that got them there and safely home.

Highlights include:

  • Model, Space Shuttle Discovery
  • Manned Maneuvering Unit
  • Mercury Capsule 15B, Freedom 7 II
  • Mobile Quarantine Facility

Note: The Space Shuttle Discovery is centrally located in the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar.

On View At

Exterior of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center with glass structures and an observation tower
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport is the companion facility to the museum in Washington, D.C.
Location
Chantilly, VA
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily