Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum: Family Days

Mission Statement

The National Air and Space Museum shall commemorate the national development of aviation and spaceflight, and will educate and inspire the nation by:

• Preserving and displaying aeronautical and spaceflight equipment and data of historical interest and significance to the progress of aviation and spaceflight
• Developing educational materials and conducting programs to increase the public's understanding of, and involvement in, the development of aviation and spaceflight
• Conducting and disseminating new research in the study of aviation and spaceflight and their related technologies.