Virginia Air And Space Museum
Erected in 1986 the museum housed a collection of some thirty four airframes both owned and on loan ranging from reproductions of wright brothers kite gliders to the still state of the art sr 71 blackbird.
Virginia air and space museum. The virginia air and space center is a museum and educational facility in hampton virginia that also serves as the visitors center for nasa s langley research center and langley air force base the museum also features an imax digital theater and offers summer aeronautic and space themed camps for children. Home to the apollo 12 command module and the orion pa 1 test vehicle vasc offers over 150 exhibits. The had some good exhibits some interactive exhibits and stuff geared towards kids.
Udvar hazy center in chantilly virginia. The virginia air space center is also the visitor center of the nasa langley research center. A few galleries were being revamped and some exhibits needed repair.
As a venue for corporate and association events the national air and space museum offers a private exclusive experience among the icons of flight at the museum in washington dc or the steven f. Give your guests a special evening in the world s most visited museum. 77 334111the virginia aviation museum was an aviation museum in unincorporated henrico county virginia adjacent to richmond international airport.
See the apollo 12 command module a mars meteorite and a three billion year old moon rock. Visit us in washington dc and chantilly va to explore hundreds of the world s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Among the artifacts on display is the apollo 12 command module.
The center features interactive aviation exhibits spanning 100 years of flight more than 30 historic aircraft a hands on space exploration gallery unique space flight artifacts and more. Located near the end of washington dulles international runways the udvar hazy center is a must see destination in northern virginia. The museum includes the apollo 12 command module yankee clipper.
Went to this museum on a recent day trip and i found it wasn t too bad. One museum two locations. It is a subsidiary of the science museum of.