National Air and Space Museum Celebrates 50 Years With Opening of Five New Galleries

National Air and Space Museum Celebrates 50 Years With Opening of Five New Galleries

The Museum’s Building on the National Mall Opened July 1, 1976 The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will open five new galleries Wednesday, July 1, the 50th anniversary of the opening of its building in Washington, D.C., and in time for the nation’s 250th anniversary.