Virginia-Air-Space-Museum
Take a filght through space & time!
Virginia-Air-Space-Museum,Hampton - The museum features, interactive aviation exhibits spanning 100 years of flight, more than 30 historic aircraft, a space gallery, unique space flight artifacts, and more!
You will get a big rush as you launch a rocket, pilot a space shuttle, program Mars rovers for mission, become an air traffic controller, fly an airplane, and climb abroad a WWII bomber.
The museum also features apollo missions - Apollo 12 Command Moudule that went to moon, a Mars meteorite, a three-billion-year-old moon rock, a DC-9 passenger jet, a replica 1903 Wright Flyer, and much more!
Permanent Exhibits
Over 100 interactive exhibtis detail NASA's historic achievements, the following is a preview of exhibits:
Adventures in Flight Gallery
The new Adventures in Flight gallery takes visitors on an aviation adventure when they “wing walk” on a Jenny bi-plane, see a replica 1903 Wright Flyer, explore a DC-9 passenger jet, ride in a WWII bomber, become an air traffic controller, sit in the cockpit of an F/A-22 fighter jet, pilot an airplane, and more!
Air & Space Craft
The museum also offers and opportunity to explore the incredible spacecraft on display.
Ham Radio Exhibit
Explore the fully-automatic, digital Amateur Radio Satellite station. Discover how Ham Radio is exploring the next big steps in digital technology and its impact on personal communications in the next few years.
Space Gallery
In this fabulous gallery, explore the planets, our universe and take the journey in space-time and beyound.
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Virginia-Air-Space-Museum is loacted at;
600 Settlers Landing Road
Hampton, VA 23669-4033
Hours of Operation
May 27th - September 6: Monday-Wednesday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Thursday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Admission Rates
Exhibits: Adult $11.50; Childern(3-18)/Student $9.50
IMAX (45 min): Adult $9.00; Childern(3-18)/Student $7.00
Phone: (757)727-0900
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