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Book cover: Americas Hangar Fourth Edition

America's Hangar: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Fourth Edition

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Souvenir book for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center

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Book cover: The Nation's Hangar

The Nation's Hangar: Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian

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From the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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Book Cover: Legacy of Flight

The Legacy of Flight: Images from the Archives of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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A publication worked on by staff of the National Air and Space Museum. 

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Book cover: Spacesuits

Spacesuits: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Collection

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Foreword by Thomas P. Stafford, Introduction by Allan Needell

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Book cover: The Museum Educator's Manual

The Museum Educator's Manual: Educators Share Successful Techniques

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Part of a series published by AltaMira Press in partnership with the American Association for State and Local History.

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Book cover: In the Cockpit

In the Cockpit: Inside 50 History-Making Aircraft

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A  book by staff members of the National Air and Space Museum staff. 

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Book cover: Fly Now!

Fly Now!: The Poster Collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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Book cover: Best of the National Air and Space Museum

Best of the National Air and Space Museum

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A comprehensive visual tour of the most significant aircraft, rockets, and spacecraft in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in downtown DC, and the new Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia.

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Book cover: Building America's Hangar

Building America's Hangar: The Design and Construction of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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Distributed by Antique Collectors' Club.

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Book cover: The Nation's Hangar

The Nation's Hangar: The Aircraft Collection of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum 650 Jefferson Drive SW
Washington, DC

202-633-2214

Free Timed-Entry Passes Required

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151

703-572-4118

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