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Very good.
hi i wanted to know what airplanes to u have on display. do u have the sr 71 blackbird.
Yes! A Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is on display at our Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. Here is a list of major objects on display at both Museum locations. You can search the full catalog of objects on display (large & small) on the same page.
I’m looking forward to Women in Aviation & Space this month! Can’t wait to bring the kids!
The smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is one of my favourite places ever!!! I always wanted to be a pilot but things didnt work out that way. The smithsonian is the closest thing I have!!!
Wow, that looks like a great place to visit.
Is the SR 71 (that in the picture) actually there?
That is amazing.
my husband wants the book about the national air and space musuem is it better to wait or can we order through museum and is their a way to support the museum
Hi Valerie,
Yes, you can pre-order the book through National Geographic.
http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/ngs/product/books/new-books/smithsonian-national-air-%26-space-museum
There are many other ways to support the Museum too, and you can find several of them here: http://www.nasm.si.edu/getinvolved/giving/
Thanks for your interest in the National Air and Space Museum. Your support helps us achieve our mission to commemorate, educate and inspire.
Love the Air&Space, love the blog!
i was searching for some information related to airspace and landed on this blog to get my solution. So i want to thank Google and blog admin for such intro.
My son is doing a project on how light pollution hinders astronomical observation. I never heard of light pollution before, and didn’t know how it affects the earth. Who can we talk to more about this topic? My son is in the 4th grade.
Coming over from the UK on vacation in August and looking forward to my second visit to the museum immensely!
Without doubt the best museum I have ever visited!!
We will be visiting the museums in late May and wanted to know if the space shuttle Discovery will be on display? We will visit May 31, 2012.
Hi Jimmy,
Yes, the Shuttle is currently on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. http://airandspace.si.edu/visit/directions/directions_uhc.cfm.
Hello,
My name is Nelson Cheng. I live in Canada. Could someone kindly tell me whether Dr. John D. Anderson is still curator at the Air and Space Museum? If so, would it be possible to book an appointment to speak with Dr. Anderson?. I would like to ask him some questions from his book Fundamentals of Aerodynamics. Thank you for your attention.
Nelson Cheng
Hi Mr. Cheng,
Yes, Dr. John Anderson is still a curator here, and he is happy to talk to you. I’ll email his contact information to you.