Air And Space Museum Dulles Space Shuttle
The udvar hazy center displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts including the space shuttle discovery and a concorde in two large hangars.
Air and space museum dulles space shuttle. The museum is easily situated near dulles airport i think even has. It holds numerous exhibits including the space shuttle discovery the enola gay and the gemini 7 space capsule. We are one museum with two locations.
Its two huge hangars display thousands of aviation and space artifacts including a lockheed sr 71 blackbird a concorde and the space shuttle discovery. Udvar hazy center is located in chantilly va 5 miles from washington dulles international airport and 26 miles west of the museum in washington dc you can make the connection between our two locations via metrorail or a combination of metrorail and fairfax connector bus. Hundreds of historically significant air and spacecraft along with thousands of small artifacts are on display in an open hangar like setting.
The museum also boasts an imax theater and an observation tower that gives visitors a 360 degree bird s eye view of dulles international airport and the surrounding area. The orbiter s been at the museum since it opened last december but the space hangar has been closed off while workers refurbished the enterprise. The expansive museum consists of two hangars the boeing aviation hangar and the james s.
The longest serving orbiter discovery flew 39 times from 1984 through 2011. Udvar hazy center in chantilly virginia. Enterprise the first space shuttle orbiter is the centerpiece of the new mcdonnell space hangar at the national air and space museum s steven f.
The steven udvar hazy air space museum was the highlight of my visit to washington and sets new standards for similar attractions. Some of the most notable include the lockheed sr 71 blackbird a concorde and the space shuttle discovery. Mcdonnell space hangar which house dozens of aircraft and spacecraft.
Mcdonnell space hangar at the national air and space museum s steven f. The space shuttle discovery is the centerpiece of the james s. Udvar hazy center near washington dulles international airport is the companion facility to the museum in washington d c.