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National Air and Space Museum
Courtesy of the National Air and Space Museum

Hours:

  • 10 to 5:30; from March 29 through September 5 open most days 10 to 7:30; closed December 25

Location:

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

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

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