Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Dulles Airport / Chantilly, VA

http://www.nasm.si.edu/

The Udvar-Hazy Center is a large complex housing the bulk of the Smithsonian's Air/Space holdings. For those interested in the history of aviation and space travel, it's an essential visit. These photos are from my visit in the spring of 2008.

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 04/23/2008 11:29	Donald D. Engen Tower 04/23/2008 11:31
Front entrance 04/23/2008 11:33	Cold War aviation 04/23/2008 11:48
World War II aviation 04/23/2008 11:48	World War II Aviation 04/23/2008 17:21
World War II Aviation 04/23/2008 17:22	Model from Close Encounters 04/23/2008 12:18
Space food 04/23/2008 12:50	How early astronauts used the toilet 04/23/2008 12:50
Gemini 8 guidance computer (1966) 04/23/2008 13:00	International Ultraviolet Explorer control station (1978-1996) 04/23/2008 13:06
Space Shuttle main engine 04/23/2008 13:17	CDC 3800 Computer (ca. 1963) 04/23/2008 13:30
CDC 3800 Computer (ca. 1963) 04/23/2008 13:30	Univac 1232 Computer (Air Force satellite control: 1967-1990) 04/23/2008 13:31
Univac 1232 Computer (Air Force satellite control: 1967-1990) 04/23/2008 13:31	Univac 1232 Computer (Air Force satellite control: 1967-1990) 04/23/2008 13:31
Standard Missile-3 (2005 - ballistic missile defense) 04/23/2008 13:37	Standard Missile-3 (2005 - ballistic missile defense) 04/23/2008 13:38
SAM-7 heat-seeking anti-aircraft missile 04/23/2008 13:39	Guided missiles 04/23/2008 13:57
Titan II Intertial Measurement Unit (guidance system) 04/23/2008 14:05	Arado Ar 234B Blitz (1942 - first operational jet bomber) 04/23/2008 14:20
Arado Ar 234B Blitz (1942 - first operational jet bomber) 04/23/2008 14:20	Kugisho MXY7 Ohka Model 22 (1945- jet-propelled kamikaze plane/missile) 04/23/2008 14:23
Kugisho MXY7 Ohka Model 22 (1945- jet-propelled kamikaze plane/missile) 04/23/2008 14:24	Aerial view of Lower Manhattan (early 20th century) 04/23/2008 14:51
Langley Aerodrome A (1903 - almost became the first airplane) 04/23/2008 15:22	Langley Aerodrome A 04/23/2008 15:23
Langley Aerodrome A 04/23/2008 15:24	Langley Aerodrome A 04/23/2008 15:25
Langley Aerodrome A 04/23/2008 17:06	North American P-51C Mustang 'Excalibur III' 04/23/2008 15:29
Boeing 307 Stratoliner Clipper Flying Cloud 04/23/2008 15:30	Enola Gay (dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan) 04/23/2008 14:41
Enola Gay cockpit 04/23/2008 15:30	Enola Gay cockpit 04/23/2008 15:31
Pathfinder Plus (solar-powered high altitude unmanned aircraft) 04/23/2008 15:55	Model of Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe 'Skycrane' - lifts 10 tons (1962) 04/23/2008 15:59
Cameras 04/23/2008 16:38	Cameras 04/23/2008 16:39
Bell XV-15 Tilt Rotor research aircraft - led to development of the deadly V-22 Osprey 04/23/2008 16:42	Airship artifacts 04/23/2008 17:01
Dinner place setting from the Hindenberg 04/23/2008 17:01	Cups and saucers from the Graf Zeppelin and Hindenberg 04/23/2008 17:01
First airborne radio transmitter (1911) 04/23/2008 17:10	Airplane engines 04/23/2008 17:15
General Electric J31 jet engine (1943) 04/23/2008 17:11	General Electric J31 jet engine (1943) 04/23/2008 17:12