Price: Free with Museum Admission
Type of Exhibit: Permanent
View the world’s largest rigid wing kite on display now at the Museum! The Makani M600 energy kite is the last one in existence. Come learn the fascinating story of the Makani kite today.
Come ExplorePrice: Free with Museum Admission
Type of Exhibit: Permanent
From the earliest piston engines to rocket engines, the Aerospace Museum of California is one of the few museums that allows you to get up close and personal with our engine artifacts. Touch and interact with these magnificent pieces of aviation and aerospace history.
Come ExplorePrice: Free with Museum Admission
Type of Exhibit: Permanent
Come visit and walk through our large airpark of over 35 aircraft. Get up close and personal and even walk below suspended aircraft!
Come ExplorePrice: $10 for one-on-one training
Session Length: 20-30 minutes
Availability: Weekends
Pilot an aircraft using a professional flight simulator under the instruction of experienced flight instructors. You will have the opportunity to practice taking off, flying, and landing.
Come ExplorePrice: Free with Museum Admission
Type of Exhibit: Permanent
A Small Step. . . A Giant Leap
What began in tragedy would culminate in triumph as America raced to put a man on the Moon in the midst of the Cold War.
Price: Free with Museum Admission
Type of Exhibit: Permanent
At the time of its introduction, the Titan IV was the “largest unmanned space booster used by the Air Force.” The Titan IV Stage One Liquid Rocket Engine was developed to provide assured capability to launch Space Shuttle–class payloads for the Air Force.
Come ExplorePrice: Free with Museum Admission
Type of Exhibit: Permanent
The X-15 Program and Major Mike Adams
The story of Sacramento’s very own astronaut and the single-man rocket that would pave the way for the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Programs.
Price: Free with Museum Admission
Type of Exhibit: Permanent
Director of the Apollo Program
A legend who would go on to command the Space and Missile Systems Organization, Air Force Systems Command, the Minutemen Program and the NSA, but not before overseeing the landing of men on the Moon.
Price: Free with Museum Admission
Type of Exhibit: Permanent
The X-15 Program and Major Mike Adams
The story of Sacramento’s very own astronaut and the single-man rocket that would pave the way for the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Programs.
TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19
Price: Free with Museum Admission
Type of Exhibit: Permanent
Turn the corner and find yourself on the distant Red Planet! Our Mars Theater features an intimate amphitheater-style seating area, a large viewing screen and an interior crafted to resemble the inside of a Mars Habitat Pod, complete with storage and control panels. Currently showing is the video presentation: Manned Mission to Mars 2034, a futuristic look at what the first manned mission to the planet might look like. The exterior of the Theatre features three screens playing space-age footage and a comprehensive timeline of modern-day space travel.
Come ExplorePrice: Free with Museum Admission
Type of Exhibit: Permanent
Get to know heros Colonel George “Spanky” Roberts, LTC John Whitehead and Cpt. Alvin Johnson through the eyes and artifacts donated by McClellan Air Force Base’s own Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Chapter.
Come ExplorePrice: Free with Museum Admission
Type of Exhibit: Permanent
Taking center stage in the Exhibit Hall is a stunning representation of military aircraft, a North American F-86 Sabre, that was flown during the Korean War.
Come ExplorePrice: Free with Museum Admission
Type of Exhibit: Permanent
A close cousin to today’s helicopter, these anti-submarine warfare torpedo drones have a long history of service and innovation.
Come ExplorePrice: Free with Museum Admission
Type of Exhibit: Permanent
Get a sense of the pilot’s perspective by viewing our North American T-28D Trojan Cockpit Procedures Trainer, our F-106 Cockpit Trainer and the F-111 Crew Capsule.
Come ExplorePrice: Free with Museum Admission
Type of Exhibit: Permanent
Collection of Early American Aircraft Engines
Lose yourself amongst our collection of early aircraft engines ranging from the 1910s through the 1950s and 60s, both military and civilian.
Price: Free with Museum Admission
Type of Exhibit: Permanent
Gain a new appreciation for the branch of our military known for its daring aerial rescues, often flown in severe weather conditions.
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Aerospace Museum of California is a Smithsonian Affiliate
We are committed to inspire students to explore, dream, and discover Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) through hands-on learning.
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