Virginia Air and Space Science Center

The Virginia Air and Space Science Center is a museum and educational facility in that also serves as the visitors center for NASA's and Langley Air Force Base.
vasc.org
+1 757 7270900
Wikipedia
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
  • Opening hours:
    Wednesday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: noon—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: organization in Hampton, United States
  • Also known as: “vasc.org”, “Virginia Air and Space Center”, and “Virginia Air And Space Center”
  • Address: 600 Settlers Landing Road, Hampton, 23669
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Buckroe Beach Carousel and Saint Johns Episcopal Church.

Carousel
Photo: Jinkster1313, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Philadelphia Toboggan Company Number Fifty and the Hampton Carousel, is a historic carousel operated by the Hampton History Museum in .

Church
Photo: Nondscript, Public domain.
St. John's is an Episcopal church located in , United States, within the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia. Established in 1610, St. John's is the oldest English-speaking parish in continuous existence in the United States of America. is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Virginia Air and Space Science Center.

Museum
Founded in 1868 on the campus of , the is the oldest African-American museum in the and the oldest museum in Virginia. is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Virginia Air and Space Science Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kecoughtan and Phoebus.

Neighborhood
In the seventeenth century, was the name of the settlement now known as . In the early twentieth century, it was also the name of a town nearby in Elizabeth City County. It was annexed into the City of Newport News in 1927.

Suburb
Photo: Kubigula, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a formerly incorporated town now part of the present-day city of , on the Virginia Peninsula. In 1900, it was named in honor of local businessman Harrison , who is credited with convincing the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to extend its tracks to the town from Newport News.

Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a former military installation in , at , the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States. It is currently managed by partnership between the Authority for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the National Park Service, and the city of Hampton as the National Monument. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Virginia Air and Space Science Center.

Virginia Air and Space Science Center

Latitude
37.02403° or 37° 1′ 27″ north
Longitude
-76.34429° or 76° 20′ 40″ west
Operator
Hampton (City)
Open location code
87952MF4+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 388473825
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q7934106
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Virginia Air and Space Science Center” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Carousel Park & Hampton Carousel and First United Methodist Church.

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