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S.I. National Air and Space Museum: National Air and Space Musuem
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  • Gypsystravels
  • Updated By Gypsystravels on April 8, 2006
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  • Spirit of St. Louis - Washington D.C.
    Spirit of St. Louis
    by Gypsystravels, 2 more photos
    The largest air and space museum complex in the world, it is also the most visited museum in the world. This museum is a fantastic place to bring the little ones. Not only do the kids but grown ups as well, will enjoy the different types of planes, ballons, capsules and rockets on display here. Be mindful that because of the sheer size of the displays and the visitors, this museum is always crowded.

    Watch the IMAX movie which is a great way to have an idea about air and space travel.

    Just like many of the other museums here in DC, this one is also free.

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  • Phone: (202) 357-1400
  • Directions: Metro Stops: Smithsonian abd L'Enfant Plaza
  • Website: http://www.nasm.si.edu/
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    S.I. National Air and Space Museum: flyboys and airplanes
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  • By counsel14 on February 1, 2009
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  • "John Glenn" by R. P.
    Paine (my dad)
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    The Smithsonian Museum owns the National Air and space Museum. There are two locations for the A&S, one on the mall in Washington DC and another at Dulles Airport. My husband and sons love these two museums more than all the others in DC put together! I can't blame them. There's something wonderful and awe-inspiring about walking around a rocket or the Orville and Wilber Wright plane. There's a beautiful portrait of John Glenn in the Washington, DC museum that my father painted. Be sure and see it.
    Hours are from 10 AM to 5:30 PM daily (except Christmas Day).

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    S.I. National Air and Space Museum: Walk Through the Solar System
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  • Updated By jlee008 on November 21, 2004
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  • Solar System -- 1/10 billionth to Scale - Washington D.C.
    Solar System -- 1/10 billionth
    to Scale
    by jlee008
    One of the neatest things that I love that relates to the National Air and Space Museum is not actually inside the museum, but outside of it!!

    Starting at 4th Street in front of the National Air and Space Museum is "Voyage - A Journey Through Our Solar System." It is a scale model with the distances between planets and the sizes of the planets at 1/10 billionth of their actual sizes. At each of the stops along the way, you can read fast facts about the planets, the sun, and the asteroid belt. It ends in front of the Smithsonion Castle.

    I think one of my favorite descriptions of the planets is the one of earth. I especially like the excerpt from the poem by William Blake,

    Auguries of Innocence

    "To see a World in a Grain of Sand
    And Heaven in a Wild Flower,
    Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
    And Eternity in an hour."

    Try the entire poem out for a spin at:
    http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/poem161.html

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    S.I. National Air and Space Museum: National Air and Space Museum
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  • Updated By travelgourmet on March 25, 2009
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  • Man is no longer bound to Earth. - Washington D.C.
    Man is no longer bound to
    Earth.
    by travelgourmet
    The Smithsonian Institution's Air and Space Museum is a wonderland for young and old. Every type of flying machine is represented with excellent stories and many artifacts from the different eras. You can stand under the aircraft and put yourself in another time and place. As one child said to another,"NEAT ", I must repeat the same thing,"Neat ". If you ever have looked to the sky, wanted to be up there,and sighed, then this is one museum not to miss.

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    S.I. National Air and Space Museum: UP, UP AND AWAY
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  • Updated By moiraistyx on October 29, 2006
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  • S.I. National Air and Space Museum - Washington D.C.
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    This wonderfully interesting and educational museum houses the largest collection of aircrafts and spacecrafts in the world. It is also a significant center of research into the history, science and technology of aviation and space flight. They also study planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics. The museum is open daily from 9:00-5:30 during the summer hours and 10:00-5:30 during fall and winter and spring. Admission is free. This museum does not offer parking facilities so you're on your own. Many local parking garages are available and fees vary from garage to garage.

    I came here on Sunday during my visit to DC. I have been to other air museums prior to coming here and was actually impressed at the size and number of displays. I liked that they were organized according to era and subject matter. Children and adults of all ages will enjoy this wonderful museum. Next time I will bring my son.

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  • By doug48 on September 16, 2007
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  • air and space museum - Washington D.C.
    air and space museum
    by doug48
    one of the most popular museums in the smithsonian complex is the national air and space museum. in it's huge entry hall you can see the 1903 wright flyer, the world's first motorized aircraft, the spirit of st. louis and amelia earhart's red vega. there is an interesting collection of u.s., british, german, and japanese aircraft from WWI and WWII. another interesting exhibit is the apollo 11 command module which was on the united states first mission to the moon.

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    S.I. National Air and Space Museum: Fly me to the moon...
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  • cjg1
  • Updated By cjg1 on March 13, 2008
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  • S.I. National Air and Space Museum - Washington D.C.
    by cjg1
    This is one of my favorite museums. Also was the first museum I ever saw in Washington. I have been here countless times now with each trip bringing out something new and exciting in my world.

    They have such a good exhibit that I recommend this to each and every visitor to Washington, even if they only have an hour to spare.

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  • S.I. National Air and Space Museum - Washington D.C.
    by Astrobuck
    You name it, it is probably here (well, I wouldn't go that far....). If you are a space junkie like I am, this is the place for you. John Glenns Mercury astronaut suit is here, along with Chuck Yeager's "Glamorous Glennis" Bell X-1 plane that broke the sound barrier, the X-15, and many other things. Be aware, though, there are high security protocols in place. At the NASM you will have your bags searched and you will have to walk through a metal detector. This is Washington D.C. and security is VERY TIGHT here. Be sure that you please do not carry anything that may be considered any type of weapon onto the premises.

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    S.I. National Air and Space Museum: The Spirit of St.Louis
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  • Spirit of St. Louis - Washington D.C.
    Spirit of St. Louis
    by bugalugs
    Charles Lindbergh flew this plane on the first non stop solo transatlantic flight on the 21st May 1927.

    He flew from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in New York to Paris France. A distance of 3,610 miles and it took him 33 hours and 30 minutes.

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    S.I. National Air and Space Museum: Apollo 11
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  • Apollo 11 - Washington D.C.
    Apollo 11
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    The command module of Apollo 11. It was this module that brought Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins back to earth after their successful landing on the moon.

    They blasted off from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on 16th July 1969 and landed on the moon on 20th July 1969. They splashed down in the sea near Hawaii on 24th July 1969.

    Neil Armstrongs famous words as he stepped on the moon 'One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind' were heard all round the world after this amazing flight.

    We actually saw this module on our visit and the date was 20th July 2002, which was 33 years to the date of the moon landing.

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