National Air and Space Museum
Item
Title
National Air and Space Museum
Description
The National Air and Space Museum holds the world's largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft. A second location in Chantilly, Virginia, opened in 2003 to display even more items from its collection, including the Space Shuttle Discovery. Some of the museum's popular artifacts include the original Wright brothers' 1903 flyer, Charles Lindbergh's "Spirit of St. Louis," the Apollo 11 command module, and a moon rock that visitors can touch.
Creator
Gyo Obata
Source
Smithsonian Institution Archive. View original.
Date
1976 (opened)
Coverage
1950-1979
topic
design & monuments