Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Walk two huge hangars at Dulles Airport holding Space Shuttle Discovery, an SR-71 Blackbird and a Concorde.

14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway · Chantilly, VA

About Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is the National Air and Space Museum's companion site beside Dulles International Airport. Its two hangars hold more than 200 aircraft and spacecraft, including Space Shuttle Discovery, the B-29 Enola Gay, a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird and an Air France Concorde. You can ride up the Donald D. Engen Observation Tower to watch planes land at Dulles and look into the restoration hangar where staff preserve artifacts.

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