Air And Space Museum Space Shuttle
On october 29 1998 john glenn launched on his second spaceflight 36 years after his historic 1962 flight on the mercury friendship 7 spacecraft.
Air and space museum space shuttle. Visit us in washington dc and chantilly va to explore hundreds of the world s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Sketch foundation gallery in science court air and aircraft. When john glenn boarded the shuttle orbiter discovery now in the museum s collection and displayed at our udvar hazy center he was 77 years old the oldest person yet to venture into space.
Begin your experience in endeavour together. Discovery was the third space shuttle orbiter to fly in space. Then see endeavour in the samuel oschin pavilion.
We are currently under the same covid 19 restrictions as everyone else. However in the future samuel oschin air and space center endeavour will be displayed in vertical ready for launch position as part of the world s only complete space shuttle system. Parts people a companion exhibit featuring artifacts from space shuttle endeavour and the external tank.
This will allow guests to get a closer and more detailed view of the orbiter than ever before. However we are now doing live interviews on social media with astronauts and other space industry experts. Please read this excellent article at the marin ij for an update on our museum.
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From 1984 to 2012 discovery flew 39 earth orbital missions spent a total of 365 days in space and traveled almost 240 million km 150 million mi more than the other orbiters. Enterprise a prototype shuttle that never flew in space but completed a series of critical approach and landing test flights in the late 1970s had been part of the national air and space museum s. The mcdonnell space hangar featuring the space shuttle discovery surrounded by other museum artifacts.