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- Main hall opened in 1976 in Washington D.C.'s Mall
- Separate Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center located in Chantilly, Virgina
- Collection includes 30,000 aviation-related artifacts
- 9,000 space-related artifacts
- Displays include Spirit of St. Louis, Apollo 11 module
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center holds Enola Gay, Space Shuttle Enterprise
- Many pieces of collection held at Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility in Suitland, Maryland
- Visitors can touch lunar rock sampled
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The Smithonian's National Air and Space Museum, located in Washington D.C., maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world with over 30,000 aviation-related and 9,000 space-related artifacts.
On April 21, 2009, the museum opened their first planetarium show made specifically for four to six year old children. Sesame Street character Elmo, dressed in a space suit, introduced the opening of the new show.SFGate: Elmo launches planetarium show as cuddly astronaut
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, which opened in December 2003, serves as an addition to the original museum complex. The Center allows the museum to display 80% more of its collection. Major displays at the Center include the original Wright 1903 Flyer, the Enola Gay and the Space Shuttle Enterprise-
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National Air & Space Museum Washington DC - http://bit.ly/HnOHO I love this place! So much to do and admission is free!
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at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
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Weird reflections in the national air and space museum, washington DC: http://bit.ly/7bHuj6
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RT @kbiegel: I'm 33 and I just got excited by the idea of getting stickers from the national air and space museum
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correction: at the National Air and Space museum in Washington, DC.
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