What's Ahead for Udvar-Hazy Center Construction

Over the next few years, the Center will continue to grow as more air and space artifacts are added to the displays. Eventually, over 200 aircraft and 135 space craft will be on display.

Future expansion of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center will include a restoration area where the public can watch specialists restore air and space objects. Eventually, all restoration and preservation of historic aircraft (currently performed at the Garber Facility in Suitland, Md.) will occur at the Udvar-Hazy Center. There will also be space for museum archives and collections storage.

These additions will occur as enough money is raised to cover their construction.

The Udvar-Hazy Center as it was on opening day, December 15, 2003. Photo courtesy of Sisson Studios, Inc.

An architect's concept of how the Center will look with Phase II completed, looking southeast. Phase II will include the restoration, archives, collections processing, and storage areas. Visualization by Interface Multimedia