Fourth Building Grand Opening June 8
last updated 01/13/2016
Fourth Building Grand Opening June 8
Fourth Building Grand Opening at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
The 224,000 square foot building, which was privately financed by the Air Force Museum Foundation, will house more than 70 aircraft, missiles and space vehicles in four new galleries -- Presidential, Research & Development, Space and Global Reach, along with three science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) Learning Nodes.
Construction of the building first began in July 2014 and will be completed in January 2016 by the Columbus office of Turner Construction Company and overseen by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District.
The museum's Restoration Division is currently moving aircraft into the building and assembling other artifacts for display such as the massive Titan IVB space launch vehicle and satellite booster rocket weighing 96 tons.
According to Museum Director Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jack Hudson, visitors can now begin making their summer travel plans and include a visit to see the museum's new fourth building.
"We're extremely excited to open the fourth building with some of our most popular aircraft at the beginning of the summer vacation season," Hudson said. "The museum is within a day's drive of more than 60% of the U.S. population so we're not too far from many of the places folks will be travelling to, and with free admission and parking it is well worth a stop to see the new additions at the Air Force's national museum."
Although the building will open to the public on June 8, special weekend activities and demonstrations are being planned to continue celebrating the building opening, June 11-12. More information on these events will be released as it becomes available.
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Fourth Building Grand Opening at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force