Besides the Great Aerodrome, more than 15 air and space craft are suspended from the Virginia Air and Space Center’s ceiling. Some of those include a Bell P-39Q Airacobra, a General Dynamics YF-16 Fighting Falcon and a Convair F-106B Delta Dart–a NASA Langley Research Center lightning-research aircraft that was struck by lightning more than 700 times during its research life. The center’s spacecraft on display include a Lunar Orbiter, in addition to the Mercury 14 spacecraft and Apollo 12 command module. The center also has an IMAX theater–the only one of its kind in Virginia, featuring a five-story projection screen and a 16,000-watt surround sound system.

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Winter hours effective until Memorial Day are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Summer hours, which begin Memorial Day weekend and continue through Labor Day weekend, are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.

Admission to the center is $6 for adults and $4 for seniors, military and children ages 3 through 11. Several IMAX films are shown daily. Film tickets are $5.50 for adults and $4.50 for seniors, military and children; double feature tickets are $8 for adults and $7.50 for seniors, military and children. The Virginia Air and Space Center and Hampton Roads History Center are located off Interstate 64, exit 267. Follow Settlers Landing Road to downtown Hampton, and the center will be on the left. For more information call (804) 727-0900 or 1-800-296-0800. *

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