The Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace has two main missions: the first, enshrined in its bylaws, is to ensure the conservation and enrichment of State collections, and the presentation to the public of historical and cultural heritage in the field of aeronautics and space. The museum conserves documents, works of art and aeronautical and space equipment of all nationalities, for their historical, scientific or technical value. The second, linked to its current location, is to preserve the memory of the Le Bourget site. It was on this airfield, created in 1915 to meet the needs of the war, that airlines launched their first flights to Brussels and London in 1919. The site still bears witness to the demise of Nungesser and Coli, and the success of Lindbergh’s flight over the North Atlantic in 1927. The museum has a duty to promote the terminal, designed and built in 1937 by the architect Labro, and now protected as a historical monument. Around a hundred people work at the museum every day. Some of the staff are involved in restoring and conserving objects, while others are responsible for visitor reception, events, promotion, maintenance, development and administration. The Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace is a state-run museum, part of the French Ministry of Defense, under the supervision of the DMPA, the department of memory, heritage and archives. Since January 1, 1994, it has had the status of a public administrative establishment (E.P.A.), with legal personality and financial autonomy. From the outset, the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace was conceived as a generalist museum, with a mission to cover the whole spectrum of aeronautics, both civil and military, in France and abroad.