National Museum of the United States Air Force

Space Fest at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Dean Regas — Fri, 03 May 2013 05:30:15 +0000

Dean Regas is Looking Up the road to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. He’s on the phone with spokesperson Cindy Henry to talk about the different exhibitions visitors will find there, plus their 2013 Space Fest happening today (Saturday, May 4) and showcasing their Missile & Space Gallery with special displays and free activities.

Air Force Museum feels sequestration effects

Tana Weingartner — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:24:47 +0000

The National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton is closing some exhibits and could close more because of the sequester.

Beginning May 1, the museum's Presidential and Research & Development Galleries will close until further notice.

Space shuttle training simulator lands in Dayton

Tana Weingartner — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:11:23 +0000

Dayton may have been passed over to receive a space shuttle but the National Museum of the United States Air Force now has the next best thing. For more than 30 years Crew Compartment Trainer One was used to teach astronauts how to fly orbiters and operate equipment in space. Astronaut Greg Johnson was on hand Wednesday as CCT-1 arrived on the NASA Super Guppy aircraft. Johnson says he spent almost more time in the trainer than in actual space.