Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum

Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird on display
Former name
  • Strategic Aerospace Museum
  • Strategic Air Command Museum
  • Strategic Air & Space Museum
Established1959 (1959)
LocationOffutt AFB (1959–1998)
Ashland, Nebraska (1998-present)
Coordinates41°01′05″N 96°19′14″W / 41.018026052429384°N 96.32047825278951°W / 41.018026052429384; -96.32047825278951
TypeAviation museum
FounderCol. A. A. Arnhym
CEOMichelle Chartrand
Websitewww.sacmuseum.org

The Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum is a museum focusing on aircraft and nuclear missiles of the United States Air Force during the Cold War. It is located near Ashland, Nebraska, along Interstate 80 southwest of Omaha. The objective of the museum is to preserve and display historic aircraft, missiles, and space vehicles, and provide educational resources. The museum was established in 1959 and was originally located on the Offutt Air Force Base.

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