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	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Open air museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Like other museums, an open air museum is a non-profit making, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education and enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment.
		The royal open air museum was later incorporated into the Norsk Folkemuseum, established on an adjacent property in the 1890es.
		Influenced by a visit to the Norwegian open air museum, Artur Hazelius in 1891 founded the famous Skansen in Stockholm, which became the model for subsequent open air museums in Northern and Eastern Europe, and eventually in other parts of the world.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Open_air_museum (402 words)

	National Air and Space Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The main exhibit hall of the museum (opened 1 July 1976) is on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between the National Museum of the American Indian and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
		The space race in the 1950s and 1960s led to the renaming of the Museum to the "National Air and Space Museum", and finally congressional passage of appropriations for the construction of the new exhibition hall
		Throughout the museum's displays, the Air and Space Museum presents all thrust levels for rocket and jet engines in mass units (kilograms or pounds) rather than force units (newtons or pounds-force).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Air_and_Space_Museum (1296 words)

	Artcom Museum Tour: Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum, Wapakoneta
		Air and Space Museum honors Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon and other Ohioans who have attempted to defy gravity.
		The Gemini VIII spacecraft flown by Armstrong and David Scott in 1966 is at the museum.
		Creation of the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum exhibits was assisted by the loan of original space hardware from the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the United States Air Force Museum.
	www.artcom.com /Museums/vs/mr/45895.htm (1393 words)

	Armstrong Air and Space Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Armstrong Air and Space Museum is a museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio the hometown of Neil Armstrong, first man to set foot on the moon.
		The museum chronicles Ohio's contributions to the history of space flight.
		In the museum's Astro-theater, multimedia presentations of the sights and sounds of space unfold against a starry background.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Armstrong_Air_and_Space_Museum (136 words)

	Museums in Fairfax County, Virginia -- National Air and Space Museum, National Firearms Museum
		In December 2003, the Udvar-Hazy Center of the Air and Space Museum opened on the grounds of Washington Dulles International Airport.
		Exhibits in the Fairfax Museum outline the rich history of the area, with emphasis on the Civil War, including an exhibit on the nearby battlefield where the Battle of Chantilly was fought in September 1862.
		The museum staff is collecting and sharing the stories of the diverse neighborhoods and people of Reston to celebrate one of the most unique areas of Fairfax County.
	www.fxva.com /fxva/museums.html (877 words)

	Smithsonian Institution -- National Air And Space Museum
		The National Air and Space Museum's collection started in 1876 when the Smithsonian Institution received a group of kites from the Chinese Imperial Commission after the closing of the 1876 Cenntenial Exposition in Philadelphia.
		The National Air and Space Museum is housed in a 161, 145 square foot building that is 635 feet in length, 225 feet in width and almost 83 feet tall.
		During this period air race pilots and aeorbatic flyers were prominently featured in news reels and in the press.
	tourofdc.org /museums/smithsonian/NASM (1356 words)

	Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, VA
		It was this idea that was responsible for the creation of the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, which opened its doors on Dec 15, 2003 (to coincide with the 100th anniversary of first flight of the Wright brothers Dec 17th, 1903).
		The centerpiece of this portion of the museum is the Space Shuttle Enterprise, which was used for landing tests in the 1970’s.
		In addition you can get an up close and personal look at a space lab, and reminisce as you pass by the Apollo exhibits and the floating decontamination chambers where astronauts once hung-out after their moon mission until the world was deemed safe from any impending moon cooties.
	www.virginiawind.com /virginia_travel/air_and_space.asp (763 words)

	Goleta Air and Space Museum: Other Air and Space Museums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		March Field Air Museum, the P-38 Museum and the 475th Fighter Group Museum are adjacent to the March Air Reserve Base, Riverside, California.
		Pacific Coast Air Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the acquisition, restoration, safe operation and display of historical aircraft and provides an educational venue for students and the community.
		The Air Museum Planes of Fame at Chino, California was one of the first air museums in the United States, thanks to the foresight and dedication of one man, Ed Maloney.
	www.air-and-space.com /museums.htm (623 words)

	Goleta Air and Space Museum, Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Goleta Air and Space Museum is a one man operation.
		Three aerial tankers and a pair of Air Attack planes came to the Santa Barbara Air Attack Station to fight the Perkins Fire in the Los Padres National Forest on Monday, June 19.
		In the late 1980s, former Air Force C-130As were transferred to civilian owners and modified with tanks to carry 3,000 gallons of fire retardent slurry.
	www.air-and-space.com (766 words)

	National Air and Space Museum - Smithsonian Institution :washingtonpost.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The museum also explores the science of flight, the politics of space exploration and the concept of the universe.
		Space Race, another notable gallery, traces a half-century of the competition between the United States and Russia to conquer space.
		The Air and Space's museum store is one of the best Smithsonian stores and has a couple of souvenirs that are not to be missed.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn?node=cityguide/profile&id=792490 (609 words)

	Air & Space Museum Takes Off - CBS News
		That museum, which will remain open, is the most visited museum in the world, drawing 9 million guests in an average year and nearly 11 million in the 12 months ending Sept. 30.
		The spacecraft collection includes the space shuttle Enterprise, which was used by NASA to test various concepts during the development of reusable spacecraft, and the Spacelab module.
		Museum officials omitted the information in order to avoid the controversy that grounded a 1995 exhibit of the Enola Gay that did describe the effects of the atomic bombing.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/01/01/tech/main591062.shtml (1051 words)

	Strategic Air and Space Museum - General Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Strategic Air and Space Museum is regarded as the nation's foremost facility of its kind, the $29.5 million museum opened on May 16, 1998, and preserves aircraft and missiles for future generations.
		The Museum is a 300,000 square foot building that features a glass atrium, two aircraft display hangars, a traveling exhibit area, a children's interactive gallery, a 200-seat theater, a Museum store, an aircraft restoration gallery, and a snack bar.
		The Museum is also a showplace that is available for all types of businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations for meetings, parties, social gatherings, and seminars.
	www.strategicairandspace.com /general/general.htm (635 words)

	Strategic Air and Space Museum
		The new museum for the Strategic Air Command opened in 1998, and is one of the largest military museums in the world.
		The original museum, conceived by SAC commander and Pentagon-builder General Curtis LeMay, opened in 1959, on the grounds of the SAC headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, located 20 miles to the east.
		Security and space issues led to a drive to build a new museum to chronicle the history of SAC, the military agency responsible for deploying the nations nuclear arsenal against the Enemy.
	ludb.clui.org /ex/i/NE3128 (152 words)

	CNN.com - New air and space annex lifts off - Dec. 13, 2003
		One of the most popular museums in the world is expanding, as the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum opens a new hangar to showcase more legends from the sky, including a test craft that paved the way for the space shuttle and the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb.
		The museum is a sister facility to the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum on the National Mall in Washington.
		That museum, which touts itself as the most-visited museum in the world, will continue to display many historic aviation artifacts, including the Wright Brothers' 1903 flyer, which they used to launch the age of powered flight, and the Spirit of St. Louis, which Charles Lindbergh flew in the first nonstop solo transatlantic flight.
	www.cnn.com /2003/TECH/space/12/13/aerospace.museum/index.html (674 words)

	The Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum - Denver, CO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The museum is dedicated to reminding us of the rich history of flight in the Rocky Mountain region, and to teach the younger generation about the science of aviation and space travel.
		Opened on December l, 1994, the Wings Over The Rockies Air and Space Museum (WINGS) is Denver's first Aerospace Museum, and is the Official Air and Space Museum of the State of Colorado, as designated by the Colorado State Legislature.
		The annual Air Fair is the largest general aviation expo in the Rocky Mountain Region, and is normally held during March of each year.
	www.southwestaviator.com /html/issueAM00/worAM00.html (1189 words)

	NASA - National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
		The Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum is building the new Steven F. Udvar-Hazy (pronounced OOD-var HAH-zee) Center, a second facility for the display and preservation of its collection of historic aviation and space artifacts.
		Space Shuttle Enterprise: From 1977 through 1979, NASA used this vehicle for approach and landing test flights in the atmosphere as well as vibration tests and launch pad fit checks on the ground.
		Spacelab module: Spacelab was a versatile, modular laboratory installed in the payload bay of the space shuttle; it permitted the shuttle to be used as an intermittent space station during the 1980s and 1990s.
	www.nasa.gov /audience/foreducators/informal/features/F_Udvar_Hazy_Center.html (772 words)

	nywf64.com - New York World's Fair 1964 / 1965 - Air Museum Project
		Your guidebook mentions that the the New York State Pavilion's Air and Space Museum became a reality thanks to a working partnership between private industry, civic-minded individuals and groups, the Parks and Recreation Department, the Borough of Queens and the City and State of New York.
		Of the wonderland of pavilions and "Space Age" structures at New York's last great World's Fair in 1964 or 1965, grateful that this legacy of the Fair was preserved so that your children can experience the same sense of wonder and awe at the exhibits of today's Space Age.
		We believe the Air and Space Museum concept is the most innovative and realistic use for the pavilion.
	www.nywf64.com /savenys01.2.html (1695 words)

	EXHIBIT GUIDE
		The Pima Air and Space Museum's C-54 participated in the Berlin Airlift.
		To the northeast of the Museum's Davis-Monthan AFB.
		The Pima Air and Space Museum is a self supporting, non-profit, educational organization.
	www.aero.com /museums/pima/pimaexhb.htm (3307 words)

	Goleta Air and Space Museum: Antonov An-225 Mriya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		After the collapse of the Soviet Space Shuttle program, the primary function of the An-225 was to attend airshows in the role of the largest airplane in the world.
		This model of a proposal to launch the unmanned British HoTOL (Horizontal Take-Off and Landing) from the An-225 was photographed on display at the Champlin Fighter Museum at Falcon Airport near Mesa, Arizona in December 1994.
		Air Foyle is a member of the European Heavy-Lift Group.
	www.air-and-space.com /Antonov%20An-225%20Mriya.htm (1573 words)

	PIMA AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
		The museum was conceived in 1966 and a year later the Tucson Air Museum Foundation was incorporated as an educational non-profit organization responsible for the operation of the museum.
		The 390th Memorial Museum is located in the center of the grounds and houses the B-17.
		The Pima Air & Space Museum is located at 6000 E. Valencia Road and is open every day except Christmas day from 9 am.
	www.aero.com /museums/pima/pima.htm (754 words)

	A digest on the Paris Space and Air Museum (Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace) by Paris Digest, the Paris Internet city ...
		The Space and Air Museum has 175 historic planes paying tribute to the early 20th century air pioneers.
		The Space and Air Museum is located at Le Bourget airport, a few kilometers north of the Stade de France on the A1 freeway in the direction of Charles de Gaulle airport.
		The Museum is open all days except Mondays from 9am to 5pm (6pm from May 1st to October 31st).
	www.parisdigest.com /museums/museedel'air.htm (411 words)

	Aviation Museum: Pima Air & Space Museum
		The museum was conceived in 1966 and a year later the Tucson Air Museum Foundation was incorporated as an educational on-profit organization responsible for the operation of the museum.
		The Pima Air & Space Museum is located at 6000 E. Valencia Road and is open every day (except Christmas and Thanksgiving Day) from 9 AM to $ PM with the last admittance at 4 PM.
		What a glorious day of memories that was for me! Now we live in Tucson, our 16 -year-old Air Force ROTC granddaughter arrived tonight to spend her Spring Vacation with us and the Pima Air and Space Museum is our first stop tomorrow.
	www.aero-web.org /museums/az/pam.htm (1422 words)

	"America's Hangar": Air and Space Museum's new wing
		It contains the first copy of the space shuttle, the B-29 that first dropped an atomic bomb as a weapon and the supersonic Concorde airliner.
		The 311-million-dollar museum includes a 50-meter (164-foot) control tower that reproduces the work environment of air traffic controllers, overlooking the airliners queuing for takeoff at nearby Dulles International Airport, which serves the capital.
		It shows 80 percent of the Smithsonian's aircraft collection that could not be shown at the museum in Washington.
	www.spacedaily.com /2003/031206224959.p766l33i.html (502 words)

	Air Force Space & Missile Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		This is the Air Force Space and Missile Museum.
		To the south of the Museum (walking distance) is Complex 5/6.
		Complex 5/6 is on Museum property, but the two rockets and blockhouse (you'll see them all on later pages) are the property of NASA.
	www.robsv.com /cape/afsm.html (384 words)

	PRESS RELEASE: SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
		The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum today (Aug. 18) unveiled the newly reassembled Enola, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress used to drop the first atomic bomb in combat.
		The National Air and Space Museum, comprised of the Udvar-Hazy Center and the museum's building on the National Mall, will be the largest air and space museum complex in the world.
		National Air and Space Museum, located at Sixth Street and Independence Avenue S.W., is open seven days a week from 10 a.m.
	www.b-29s-over-korea.com /Enola/pressrelease.html (1059 words)

	Udvar Hazy Air & Space Center
		The Smithsonian Museum established the National Air and Space Museum in 1946, and opened its flagship museum on the National Mall in Washington in 1976.
		It has had a magnificent collection of air and space pieces, but has had to keep much of it in storage in Maryland because even the large Mall facility could not handle the collection.
		It is a companion facility to the National Air and Space Museum’s flagship building on the National Mall in Washington and is located on the property of Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, about 25 miles from Washington.
	www.talkingproud.us /ScienceUdvarHazyCenter.html (1165 words)

	Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum is a museum in New York City located at Pier 86 on the West Side of Manhattan.
		The museum showcases the World War II aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, the submarine USS Growler, the destroyer USS Edson, and a Concorde supersonic airplane.
		The museum serves as a host for the annual Fleet Week events.
	voyager.in /Intrepid_Sea-Air-Space_Museum (260 words)

	VRMAG - SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM QTVR PROJECT
		Among the notable aircraft on display is a Concorde, donated by Air France, a Boeing 307 Stratoliner and the SR-71 Blackbird, an American spy plane that holds the record as the fastest aircraft ever built.
		In preparation of the opening of the $311 million Udvar-Hazy Center, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum had to assemble, clean and move over 200 artifacts to the new facility, providing a rare opportunity for the Smithsonian to photograph a large portion of its collection.
		The Museum is interested in photographing obects at the Museum on the Malll eventually and the Smithsonian is determing the logistics and necessary funding required.
	vrm.vrway.com /issue16/SMITHSONIAN_NATIONAL_AIR_AND_SPACE_MUSEUM_QTVR_PROJECT.html (1669 words)

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