The airplanes at the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center need a bigger hangar.
The extension of the National Air and Space Museum is embarking on the first major expansion of its public space since opening in Chantilly more than two decades ago, the Smithsonian Institution announced today (Tuesday).
Expected to be completed at the end of 2028, the construction project will add 44,000 square feet of display space on the north end of the museum’s main Boeing Aviation Hangar, enabling it “to bring artifacts out of storage and display new acquisitions,” according to a press release…