"At Home in Space" opens, caps Air and Space Museum renovation
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has all of its "space" back open.
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has all of its "space" back open.
The short version
- The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has all of its “space” back open.
- After seven years of work and nearly $1 billion, the Smithsonian has completed the renovation of the National Air and Space Museum’s flagship building in Washington, DC.
- On October 30, the museum debuted its last-to-open spaceflight exhibition , returning “home” with a gallery devoted to establishing a spacefaring civilization.
What happened
“Welcome to ‘At Home in Space’!” said curator Jennifer Levasseur, who guided us through a virtual tour of the gallery. “This is the story of long-duration spaceflight in the last few decades.
Why it matters
We generally call it ‘reaching orbit.’” “It’s the prep story, the space shuttle story.
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