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The place has the largest collection of air crafts and spacecrafts and hosting thousands of visitors each year. The Air and Space Museum is a vital center for science, history and technology research about aviation, planetary science, spaceflight and more.
Air and Space Center History
NASA Partnership:
The Virginia Air & Space Center is the visitor center for NASA Langley Research Center and Langley Air Force Base.Community Partnerships:
• Capital construction cost $30 million.
• Developed through the joint efforts of the City of Hampton and NASA Langley Research Center.
• Initially funded through a combination of city funds, state grants and private philanthropy.
• Current operations funded primarily through earned revenue, with additional support from NASA Langley Research Center and private philanthropy
• Recently completed a $9 million expansion to create an aviation gallery with state-of-the-art interactive exhibits spanning one hundred years of flight.
Opened: April 5, 1992
Size: 110,000 square feet; nine stories high on 2.2 acres
Organization: A non-profit 501-C-3 corporation governed by a Board of Directors.
Winter Schedule:
(September 5, 2006 - May 23, 2007)Summer Season
Monday - Saturday:*
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday:
Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Summer Schedule:
(May 24, 2007 - September 3, 2007)Monday - Wednesday
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday - Sunday
10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, the Virginia Air & Space Center is open every day . The Riverside 3D IMAX® Theater at the Virginia Air & Space Center is also open every day but with a limited schedule on Thanksgiving and Christmas evenings.
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