Gateway to the Stars: Inside Paris's Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace
Tucked against the runways of Le Bourget Airport on the city's northeastern fringe, the Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace is more than an aviation attic-it is France's living record of humankind's push skyward. Founded in 1919 and spread across 1.5 square kilometres of Art-Deco hangars, the museum ranks among the world's oldest and richest aerospace collections, safeguarding 150 aircraft and nearly