Air and Space Building is Renamed

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Summary

The name of the Aircraft Building in the South Yard is changed to the Air and Space Building to reflect the famous firsts of space flight now exhibited.

Subject

National Air and Space Museum

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1961. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1962, p. 124.

Contact information

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

Date

1961

Topic

  • Architecture
  • Aeronautics
  • Name Changes
  • Astronautics
  • Buildings

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