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Design |
Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, the St. Louis-based architecture firm
that also designed the museum on the National
Mall. The entire Udvar-Hazy (pronounced OOD-var HAH-zee) Center will
be approximately 760,000 square feet when completed. A second phase
of construction, including a restoration hangar, archive facilities
and storage, will occur when adequate funds are raised.
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Cost |
Total cost for the project-for design, site infrastructure, construction,
move-in and start-up-is approximately $311 million. Congress mandated
that only non-federal funds be used in the construction of the center.
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Opening |
Dec. 15, 2003, as part of powered flight centennial celebrations
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Name |
Center named for International Lease Finance Corp. chairman and CEO
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, who donated $65 million for project
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Location |
Northern Virginia near Washington Dulles International Airport.
Mailing address: 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway, Chantilly, VA
20151
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Exhibition Space |
Boeing Aviation Hangar:
- 103 feet high, 986 feet long and 248 feet wide ("10 stories high and the length of three football fields")
- Three levels of aircraft: two levels suspended from hangar's massive arched trusses; third at floor level
- 21 trusses in hangar
- Elevated walkways run parallel to the two tiers of suspended aircraft
- Total area: 293,707 square feet
James S. McDonnell Space Hangar:
- 80 feet high, 262 feet long and 180 feet wide
- Total area: 53,067 square feet
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Artifacts on Display |
141 aircraft, 148 large space artifacts, more than 1,500 smaller items —as of June 1, 2007
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Facilities |
- Donald D. Engen Observation Tower (164 feet high)
- Udvar-Hazy Center IMAX Theater (479 seats)
- Three multimedia classrooms/learning labs
- Museum store and mobile store kiosks
- Public dining facility
- Simulators
- Offices
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Amenities |
- Parking for 2000 cars--$12 daily fee per vehicle; $65 annual pass available
- Free drop-off/pick-up for visitors
- Free parking for up to 40 buses
- Free docent-led tours
- Center's IMAX tickets sold at all Smithsonian
IMAX theaters and Einstein Planetarium
- ATM machines
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Hours |
10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. daily. (Closed Dec. 25.) |
