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National Air and Space Museum
See Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega, Eric Long

Hours:

  • Mall building: 10 to 5:30; from Mar 25 - Sept 4 open most days 10 to 7:30; closed Dec 25. UHC: open until 6:30 pm from May 27 - Sept 4

Location:

  • 6th St. at Independence Ave., SW
    Washington, DC

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  • L'Enfant Plaza Station
    (Use Maryland Ave. / Smithsonian Museums exit)

Final Farewell to the Space Shuttle
Curator Valerie Neal at the National Air and Space Museum highlights the spacecraft’s history and legacy in manned space flight
By Produced by: Jennifer Chappels, Aditya Shajikumar, Lucas Thomas and Meridith Weaver


To the Moon and Back: Apollo 11 Celebrates its 40th Anniversary
Sending a man to the moon required an overhaul of the entire space program, involving more powerful rockets and new spacecraft
By Lauren Hogan, Beth Py-Lieberman, Brian Wolly


The Story Behind Gene Kranz's Vest
Listen to a short lecture given by curator Margaret Weitekamp on Gene Kranz career with NASA and how his vest ended up at the Smithsonian
By Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum


The View from Above
Now on view at the National Air and Space Museum, See Dragon eye, the five-pound unmanned aerial vehicle, in flight
By courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps