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Bookmark or Share- Human Spaceflight - National Air and Space MuseumHuman 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. With varying degrees of political leadership and public support, the United ...
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center | National Air and Space MuseumThe Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery, a Blackbird SR-71, and a Concorde, in two large hangars. Hours. 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. Open every day except December 25 Tickets. Free admission No passes required Parking $15 Location
- Visit - National Air and Space Museum14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway. Chantilly, VA 20151. 703-572-4118. Learn in new ways while making memories on a unique field trip to one of our two locations. We rely on the generous support of donors like you to share the history and impact of aviation and spaceflight, educate the public, and inspire future generations.
- Space Shuttle: The End of An Era - National Air and Space MuseumThe space shuttle democratized and internationalized human spaceflight. It enabled the growth of new disciplines in microgravity science—biological and physical sciences that explored the fundamental nature of anything in an environment without the dominant influence of gravity. The last three missions flown in 2011 prompted much commentary ...
- 3D Scanning Space Shuttle DiscoveryDiscovery. In May 2017, a team of eight 3D scanning experts from the Smithsonian’s Digitization Program Office and collections staff from the National Air and Space Museum set out to capture a comprehensive 3D dataset of the largest museum artifact ever to be digitized: Space Shuttle Discovery. It took six tireless weeks to capture Space ...
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