The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC has opened At Home in Space in one of the last two galleries of its renovation, while the final gallery will open with Modern Military Aviation on 11 Nov.
The openings are the last in a decade-long effort to reimagine the museum’s exhibitions and renew the infrastructure and visitor experience of the famous collection.
Once the final galleries are open, the public will again be able to visit the entirety of the museum and learn from and engage with the nation’s world-class aerospace treasure trove.
At Home in Space is an immersive, interactive exhibition that takes visitors on a journey of learning how humans can live and work in space continuously and venture beyond Earth’s orbit.
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Key artefacts include a space shuttle main engine; a flown Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit; Robonaut 1A, an experimental humanoid robot (pictured); and the in-flight suits of astronauts Guy Bluford and Sally Ride. At the Modern Military Aviation display, visitors will learn how nuclear weapons and advances in aviation technology have transformed conflict, diplomacy and military operations from the Cold War to the present.
Highlights of the museum’s ‘unparalleled’ collection of military aviation artefacts include the North American F-86 Sabre, the Bell UH-1H ‘Huey,’ and the General Atomics MQ-1L Predator. See more details HERE.
