New Smithsonian museum records man's thrilling affair with flight

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Summary

Describes the history, planning, design, construction, exhibit installation, and opening of the National Air and Space Museum. Highlights the three major halls; the "Milestones of Flight" Gallery, the air transportation and space halls. Also describes the seventeen special galleries and the two exhibition areas at the ends of the building. Short histories of important aircraft are given as well as histories of the Apollo 15 lunar mission and various other spacecraft and satellites. Article concludes with information about the Albert Einstein Spacearium.

Subject

National Air and Space Museum

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Contained within

Smithsonian Vol. 7 (Journal)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

June 1976

Topic

  • Museum buildings
  • Airplanes
  • Artificial satellites
  • Openings
  • Flight
  • Aeronautics
  • New Museums
  • Exhibitions
  • Space flight
  • Rockets (Aeronautics)
  • Galleries
  • Astronautics
  • Space vehicles

Physical description

pp. 44-55

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