Udvar-Hazy Center opens May 5: here s a timeline of when 7 other facilities open in May John Gonzalez/7News
Udvar-Hazy Center opens May 5: here s a timeline of when 7 other facilities open in May UP NEXT
The Smithsonian has announced that eight of its facilities will again open to the public during May, including the National Zoo, home of the newest panda cub, 8-month-old Xiao Qi Ji.
The first to open is the Udvar-Hazy Center, part of the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia. It opens on May 5, which is a special day for the museum. May 5 is the 60th anniversary of the first U.S.-manned space flight by Alan Shepard. His Mercury capsule, Freedom 7, will be on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center for the first time.