Virginia Air & Space Center (Hampton, Virginia)
| 1992_construction, aerospace museum
USA /
Virginia /
Hampton /
Hampton, Virginia /
Settlers Landing Road (U.S. Route 60/Virginia Route 143), 600
World
/ USA
/ Virginia
/ Hampton
World / United States / North Carolina
1992_construction, aerospace museum
600 Settlers Landing Road
Hampton, VA 23669
(757) 727-0900
www.vasc.org/
Located in Hampton, Virginia, the birthplace of America’s space program, the Virginia Air & Space Center features dozens of hands-on air and space exhibits, a premiere interactive aviation gallery that spans 100 years of flight, more than 30 historic aircraft, unique space flight artifacts and more. Your imagination will soar as you launch a rocket, pilot a space shuttle, become an air traffic controller, fly an airplane, and climb aboard a WWII bomber. Come face to face with the Apollo 12 Command Module that went to the moon, a Mars meteorite, a DC-9 passenger jet, a replica 1903 Wright Flyer and more.
There is always something new landing at the Virginia Air & Space Center. Experience a 3D IMAX film in the giant-screen Riverside IMAX Theater.
Hampton, VA 23669
(757) 727-0900
www.vasc.org/
Located in Hampton, Virginia, the birthplace of America’s space program, the Virginia Air & Space Center features dozens of hands-on air and space exhibits, a premiere interactive aviation gallery that spans 100 years of flight, more than 30 historic aircraft, unique space flight artifacts and more. Your imagination will soar as you launch a rocket, pilot a space shuttle, become an air traffic controller, fly an airplane, and climb aboard a WWII bomber. Come face to face with the Apollo 12 Command Module that went to the moon, a Mars meteorite, a DC-9 passenger jet, a replica 1903 Wright Flyer and more.
There is always something new landing at the Virginia Air & Space Center. Experience a 3D IMAX film in the giant-screen Riverside IMAX Theater.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Air_and_Space_Center
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Coordinates: 37°1'26"N 76°20'39"W
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