CHANTILLY, Va. — The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia is expanding for the first time in more than 20 years. The Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum announced additional display space and upgrades on Tuesday. It's the first major construction and physical change to the center’s public areas since its opening in 2003. Here's what to expect.

More space

Additional display space will be added to the north end of the Boeing Aviation Hangar, increasing its size by 20%. The additional 44,000 square feet of space will allow the museum to bring artifacts out of storage and display new acquisitions. Construction is anticipated to be complete at the end of 2028, at which point the museum will begin to move artifacts into this new space. Like the rest of the center, the expansion wi

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