Museum

National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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.

What's on View

A planetary rover with cylindrical shaped rigid metal wheels on display with the label JPL and many antennae sticking out from the top.
Space science is performed in Earth's upper atmosphere or beyond and covers disciplines from meteorology and geology to lunar, solar, and planetary science; astronomy and astrophysics; and life sciences. The objects on view include vehicles (. Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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Small yellow aircraft with a big white wing on top
When British and French gliding enthusiasts tested gliders propelled by small engines in 1922, they created a new type of low-cost "ultralight" airplane. But the idea didn't get off the ground until 1975, when John K. Moody installed a 12½-. Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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A single-engine, single-seat, World War I biplane fighter with green, tan, brown, and black camouflage on the upper surfaces. There are light green-gray under surfaces.
The Wright brothers inaugurated the aerial age and helped fashion a radically new world with their historic first flights at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903. The first glimpses of what that world would become are reflected in . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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Upcoming Events

Military members rendered honors as fire and rescue workers unfurled a huge American flag over the side of the Pentagon during rescue and recovery work following the Sept. 11 terrorist attack.
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Free