Beihang (Beijing)Air and Space Museum
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Beihang University, previously known as Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a major public research university located in Beijing, China.
It is a member of China's Project 211 and Project 985 group of key state universities, with a heavy focus on high level technological and scientific research. BUAA was founded on October 25, 1952 with an area of over 100 hectares.
Initial yearsBUAA was formed in 1952 from a merger of the aeronautical departments of Tsinghua University, Peiyang University, Xiamen University, Sichuan University, Yunnan University, Northwestern Engineering College, North China University, and Southwest Aeronautical Institute.