The Smithsonian Air and Space museum
6th and Independence Ave., SW, Washington DC, DC 20560 (National Mall) Phone: 202 633 1000About
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. The museum features 22 exhibition galleries, displaying hundreds of artifacts including the original Wright 1903 Flyer, the "Spirit of St. Louis," and the Apollo 11 command module.The Museum has plans for an extensive renovation of its main hall, "Milestones of Flight" to be completed in 2016. The expanded exhibition will trace the interconnected stories of the world's most.The square footage of the exhibition will be enlarged, and the displays will take full advantage of the atrium's two-story height. New icons on display will include the huge Apollo Lunar Module, the Telstar satellite and the model of the "Starship Enterprise" used in the Star Trek television series.
