Newport News & Hampton, Va

Looking for things to do with the kids?  The Virginia Air & Space Center is an amazing place to visit.  Located in Hampton, Virginia, the birthplace of America's space program, the Virginia Air & Space Center features interactive aviation exhibits spanning 100 years of flight, more than 30 historic aircraft, a hands-on space gallery, unique space flight artifacts, and more.  Your imagination will soar as you launch a rocket, pilot a space shuttle, program Mars rovers for a mission, become an air traffic controller, fly an airplane, and climb aboard a WWII bomber! Come face to face with the Apollo 12 Command Module that went to the moon, a Mars meteorite, a three-billion-year-old moon rock, a DC-9 passenger jet, a replica 1903 Wright Flyer, and more.

There is always something new landing at the Virginia Air & Space Center!  You can also watch a movie in the 3D IMAX Theater or take a spin on the Hampton Carousel, a restored, turn-of-the-century carousel adjacent to the Virginia Air & Space Center.

I highly recommend a visit - it's a great time!!  Here is a preview of some of their exhibits:

Adventures in Flight gallery

The new Adventures in Flight gallery takes visitors on an aviation adventure when they "wing walk" on a Jenny bi-plane, see a replica 1903 Wright Flyer, explore a DC-9 passenger jet, ride in a WWII bomber, become an air traffic controller, sit in the cockpit of an F/A-22 fighter jet, pilot an airplane, and more!

Air & Space Craft

See detailed fact pages highlighting the incredible air and spacecraft on display at the Center.

Ham Radio Exhibit

New communications. View history and cutting edge technology at the world-class, fully-automatic, digital Amateur Radio satelllite station. Discover how Ham Radio is exploring the next big steps in digital technology and its impact on personal communications in the next few years.

Space Gallery

After more than three years of planning, the Virginia Air & Space Center has opened the first phase of its new hands-on space gallery, Space Quest:  Exploring the Moon, Mars & Beyond -presented by Langley Federal Credit Union.

Virginia Air & Space Center
600 Settlers Landing Road
Hampton, VA 23669

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