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Restoration specialist Anne McCombs discusses how she will restore part of a World War II-era plane’s rudder for display at the Smithsonian, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center. Faced with an ongoing shortage of space for storage and care of its massive collection, the Smithsonian’s new restoration hangar for the nation’s historic aircraft and spacecraft and spacesuit collections is a bright spot for the museum complex in northern Virginia. Last year, the Smithsonian’s inspector general testified in Congress that the continued use of substandard facilities was a risk to important art and science collections. (AP Photo/Brett Zongker)

Restoration specialist Anne McCombs discusses how she will restore part of a World War II-era plane’s rudder for display at the Smithsonian, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center. Faced with an ongoing shortage of space for storage and care of its massive collection, the Smithsonian’s new restoration hangar for the nation’s historic aircraft and spacecraft and spacesuit collections is a bright spot for the museum complex in northern Virginia. Last year, the Smithsonian’s inspector general testified in Congress that the continued use of substandard facilities was a risk to important art and science collections. (AP Photo/Brett Zongker)

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