Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is a Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum annex in Virginia that houses large aviation and space artifacts, including the space shuttle Discovery and the Enola Gay.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Smithsonian Institution facility
air and space museum annex
museum building
admissionPolicy free general admission
architect HOK (Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum)
chargesFor parking
country United States
floorArea approximately 760,000 square feet
function exhibit large aviation artifacts
exhibit large space artifacts
fundedBy donation from Steven F. Udvar-Házy
hasCollectionType aircraft
aviation artifacts
space exploration artifacts
spacecraft
hasConservationFunction aircraft restoration
spacecraft conservation
hasEducationalPrograms aviation education programs
space science education programs
hasExhibitionTheme history of aviation
history of spaceflight
hasFacility Boeing Aviation Hangar
Donald D. Engen Observation Tower
IMAX theater
James S. McDonnell Space Hangar
restoration hangar
hasParking on-site parking facilities
hasRunwayView views of Washington Dulles International Airport runways
housesArtifact Concorde (Air France)
Enola Gay
SR-71 Blackbird
Space Shuttle Discovery
inaugurated December 15, 2003
locatedIn Chantilly, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia
Virginia
locatedInMetropolitanArea Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
name Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
namedAfter Steven F. Udvar-Házy
near Washington Dulles International Airport
opened 2003
operatedBy National Air and Space Museum
ownedBy Smithsonian Institution
partOf Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
shortName Udvar-Hazy Center
visitorAttractionType tourist attraction


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