National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

The National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution shall commemorate the national development of aviation and space flight and will educate and inspire the nation by: -Preserving and displaying aeronautical and space flight equipment and data of historical interest and significance to the progress of aviation and space flight; -Developing educational materials and conducting programs to increase the public's understanding of and involvement in, the developmentof aviation and space flight; and -Conducting and disseminating new research in the study of aviation and spcae flight and their related technologies.