National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.

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Smithsonian museum air and space museum science museum

The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. is a Smithsonian institution renowned for its extensive collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft, chronicling the history and technology of aviation and space exploration.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Smithsonian museum → air and space museum → science museum →
architect	Gyo Obata →
architecturalStyle	Modernist architecture →
city	Washington, D.C. →
country	United States →
focusesOn	aerospace technology → history of aviation → history of space exploration →
hasCollection	aeronautical artifacts → historic aircraft → historic spacecraft → spaceflight artifacts →
hasCollectionSize	one of the largest collections of historic aircraft → one of the largest collections of historic spacecraft →
hasEducationalProgram	planetarium shows → public lectures → school programs →
hasExhibit	Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia → Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis → Friendship 7 spacecraft → Lunar rock samples → Space suits → Spirit of St. Louis → Wright Flyer (1903) →
hasFacility	IMAX theater → planetarium →
hasOnlineResource	https://airandspace.si.edu →
hasSatelliteFacility	Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center →
hasSubject	aeronautics → astronautics → space science →
inception	1976 →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
locatedIn	National Mall → Washington, D.C. →
locatedOnStreet	Independence Avenue SW →
notableFor	one of the most visited museums in the world →
openingDate	July 1, 1976 →
operatedBy	Smithsonian Institution →
ownedBy	Smithsonian Institution →
partOf	National Mall and Memorial Parks → Smithsonian Institution →
state	District of Columbia →
visitorAttractionType	tourist attraction →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Enola Gay ("National Air and Space Museum") → Rutan Voyager ("National Air and Space Museum") → Ryan NYP ("National Air and Space Museum") → Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis ("National Air and Space Museum") → Ryan NYP monoplane → Space Shuttle Discovery ("Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum") → Spirit of St. Louis ("National Air and Space Museum") → Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 ("Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum") →	currentLocation
Bell X-1 ("Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum") → Messerschmitt Me 163 ("National Air and Space Museum") → SR-71 Blackbird ("Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum") →	museumDisplay
Boeing Aviation Hangar ("National Air and Space Museum") → Donald D. Engen Observation Tower ("Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum") → Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center ("Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum") →	partOf
National Mall ("National Air and Space Museum") → Southwest Washington, D.C. ("National Air and Space Museum") →	contains
Lockheed Vega ("Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum") → SpaceShipOne ("National Air and Space Museum") →	displayedAt
James V. Forrestal Building ("National Air and Space Museum") → L’Enfant Plaza ("Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum") →	near
Steven F. Udvar-Házy ("Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum") →	donatedTo
Smithsonian Institution ("National Air and Space Museum") →	hasPart
44-86292 ("National Air and Space Museum") →	museum
Northrop X-4 Bantam ("National Air and Space Museum") →	museumAircraft
B-29 Superfortress ("Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum") →	museumAircraftLocation
North American X-15 ("National Air and Space Museum") →	museumDisplayLocation
Apollo Lunar Module →	museumExhibit
The Castle ("Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum") →	nearby
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center ("National Air and Space Museum") →	operatedBy
Independence Avenue ("National Air and Space Museum") →	passesBy