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Air Force museum opens expanded space gallery in new hangar [i]The largest military aviation museum in the world now has the "space" to tell the full story of the United States Air Force's ongoing efforts to extend beyond Earth's atmosphere. The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, located at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, officially opened its fourth building with a ceremony Tuesday (June 7) and a ribbon cutting on Wednesday morning. More than a decade in the making, the $40.8 million, 224,000 square-foot (21,000 sq. meter) hangar encompasses four different galleries, including a large exhibit area dedicated to the Air Force's contributions to spaceflight and exploration. "Our aim is to tell the whole Air Force space story — from shortly after the second World War to the present, and with peeks into the future," Doug Lantry, museum curator, said. "At present, the gallery is opening with what we call "macro artifacts."[/i]
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