Plane enthusiasts and history buffs will get to see more artifacts at the popular Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles International Airport in the coming years after the museum undergoes its first-ever expansion.

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum announced Tuesday it's adding 44,000 square feet of space to the Boeing Aviation Hangar at Udvar-Hazy. The expansion will allow for more planes that are currently in storage to go on display. Udvar-Hazy also plans to rearrange planes that are currently in the hangar.

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It's the first major construction project at the center since it opened in Chantilly, Virginia, in 2003.

“Adding on to the Udvar-Hazy Center will allow us to offer even more to the public and w

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