Air And Space Museum Washington D.C
NASA - NASA Visitors Center and Tours
NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, Washington, D.C. NASA Headquarters does not have its own visitors' center, but it is located four blocks south of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air & Space Museum , which houses an extensive collection of aeronautics and space program artifacts. The NASA Headquarters Information Center offers someinformation brochures, mission decals and posters for free and sells various NASA publications and directories by phone or mail. ... [Read More]
Visiting Washington
Washington D.C. means different things to different people. The nation's capital offers activities, arts and culture, fine hotels and more than 200 years of American history. The center of American politics, Washington D.C. is also a center for tourists flocking to the Capitol Building, the White House, the Washington and Jefferson Memorials and two of the country's most visited sites, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. Washington D.C. has the history, culture, arts and entertainment for a perfect family vacation. ... [Read More]
NASA Apollo 11 30th Anniversary
18- 20 July, six Apollo astronauts, including Buzz Aldrin, will be at theUS Space and Rocket Center. The new full size standing Saturn V rocketwill also be completed and displayed. On all three nights there willbe a live presentation and re-enactment of the moon landing, done by actors. There will be music, food and and fireworks (on July 20). Admissionis $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children. Gates will open at 6:15p.m. each night, with the re-enactment program starting at 8:30 p.m. This will be an outdoor event. ... [Read More]
Congressman David Dreier -- Visiting Washington, D.C.
The Museum is located near the National Mall, just south of Independence Ave. SW, between 14th Street and Raoul Wallenberg Place. Open 7 days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The museum is closed on December 25th and October 9th. "The Holocaust" (the permanent exhibition) is recommended for ages 11 and up. "Daniel's Story" and other areas of the museum are recommended for ages 8 and up. The visit will take from an hour and a half to three hours. Only "The Holocaust" exhibit requires a timed entry pass to take the self-guided tour. Passes are free and are not required for the Museum's other exhibitions, memorials, and resources. The Holocaust Memorial Museum Visitor Information (202) 488-0400. Metro: Smithsonian (exit at 12th and Independence Avenue) ... [Read More]
Citizens' Handbook: Arts, Museums and Libraries
The Smithsonian Institution offers extensive online access to America's cultural resources. These include the Anacostia Museum , which features are programs and exhibitions that emphasize the contributions of African Americans to the history and culture of our country. The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is devoted to exhibition, scholarship, education, and publication in the field of Asian art. The Arts and Industries Building is the second-oldest Smithsonian building on the Mall. The Cooper-Hewitt is America's National Design Museum. The Freer Gallery of Art houses an internationally recognized collection of Asian art and the world's largest group of works by American artist James McNeill Whistler. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is a collection of 19th- and 20th-century paintings and sculptures. The National Air and Space Museum dramatizes the history of flight, space science, and space technology, and offers presentations both in the large screen Langley Theate ... [Read More]
Apollo - Current Locations
The National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. ... National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. ... Current locations of the Apollo Command Module Capsules(and Lunar Module crash sites) The Apollo Command Module Capsules are on display at various sites throughout the U.S. and the world. The Apollo Lunar Modules were deliberately targeted to impact the Moon to provide artificial moonquake sources for seismic experiments. The list below gives the locations of these displays and impacts. ... [Read More]
Recreation.gov
The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum (NASM) maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight. Located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the Museum has hundreds of artifacts on display including the original Wright 1903 Flyer, the "Spirit of St. Louis," Apollo 11 command module, and a Lunar rock sample that visitors can touch. The museum continues to develop new exhibits to examine the impact of air and space technology on science and society. ... [Read More]
General Aviation:Rutan Voyager at the Air & Space Museum
The Rutan Voyager now hangs in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. ... Credits - Photo by Sam Smith, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution ... Home | About Us | Calendar | Wright Brothers History | History of Flight | Sights & Sounds | Licensed Products | Education | Links | Sitemap ... [Read More]
Representative Todd Tiahrt - 4th Congressional District of Kansas
Andrew Jamison from Robert Goddard Middle School talks with Todd about his team's project on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. ... Congress sent a bill to President Bush January 6 to encourage additional cash donations to the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami. The legislation allows Americans donating cash to tsunami relief efforts through January 2005 to deduct those contributions from their 2004 tax returns. Click here to learn more. ... [Read More]
Air and Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum, located in Washington D.C., opened in1976, is part of the Smithsonian Institution. The museum traces, through itsexhibits and other functions, the history of engine-powered flight, from the Wright brothers' first success (1903) at Kitty Hawk, N.C., through current spaceexploration. Aside from the exhibit collections--which include aeronautical andastronautical items, aircraft and spacecraft , instruments, equipment, andmemorabilia--the museum does research, publishes its findings, and contains alibrary, photographic and manuscript collections, a planetarium, and theLangley Theater which shows films four times a day on aviation and space, on ascreen five stories high! ... [Read More]
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