National Air and Space Museum Announces Plans To Celebrate 50 Years – Van Nuys News Press

National Air and Space Museum Announces Plans To Celebrate 50 Years

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is celebrating 50 years since the building in Washington, D.C., opened to the public and will commemorate this milestone throughout 2026. The museum opened July 1, 1976, as a gift to the nation for the U.S. bicentennial.