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Accidents in Human Spaceflight: Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia
Presenter: Roger Launius
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Moving Beyond Earth - Gallery 113
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Wind Flyers by Angela Johnson
Thursday, February 2, 2012
11:00 am
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
German Boy
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Thursday, February 2, 2012
12:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Wind Flyers by Angela Johnson
Friday, February 3, 2012
11:00 am
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Friday, February 3, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Wind Flyers by Angela Johnson
Saturday, February 4, 2012
11:00 am
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Saturday, February 4, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
Stealth Down
Author: Ross Simpson
Saturday, February 4, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Wind Flyers by Angela Johnson
Saturday, February 4, 2012
1:30 pm
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
I Always Wanted To fly
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Sunday, February 5, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Sunday, February 5, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
German Boy
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

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Climate Change in the Solar System
Presenter: Michelle Selvans
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Wind Flyers by Angela Johnson
Thursday, February 9, 2012
11:00 am
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

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The C-49 Airship
Presenter: Tom Crouch
Thursday, February 9, 2012
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Book Signing
I Always Wanted To Fly
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Thursday, February 9, 2012
12:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Wind Flyers by Angela Johnson
Friday, February 10, 2012
11:00 am
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Friday, February 10, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Super Science Saturdays
Scientists and Inventors
Saturday, February 11, 2012
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Throughout the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Family Day
African American Pioneers in Aviation
Saturday, February 11, 2012
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Throughout the Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Wind Flyers by Angela Johnson
Saturday, February 11, 2012
11:00 am
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
Topgun Days
Author: Dave Baranek
Saturday, February 11, 2012
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Book Signing
Tuskegee Airman: The Biography of Charles E. McGee, Air Force Fighter, Combat Record Holder
Author: Col. Charles E. McGee
Saturday, February 11, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Saturday, February 11, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Wind Flyers by Angela Johnson
Saturday, February 11, 2012
1:00 pm
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Smithsonian's Stars Lecture Series
Highlights from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
Harvey Tananbaum, Director, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Chandra X-ray Center
Saturday, February 11, 2012
5:45 pm
Albert Einstein Planetarium
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required

Telescopic Observing
Stargazing at the Public Observatory
Saturday, February 11, 2012
6:45 pm
Public Observatory
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Sunday, February 12, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
German Boy
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Sunday, February 12, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Book Signing
Sky Walking, Hell Hawks, and Planetology
Author: Thomas D. Jones
Sunday, February 12, 2012
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Book Signing
I Always Wanted To Fly
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Meet Space Station Astronauts Mike Fossum and Catherine Coleman
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Moving Beyond Earth - Gallery 113
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

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Eugene Bullard and the Struggle for Equal Rights in American Military Aviation
Presenter: Dominick A. Pisano
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh
Thursday, February 16, 2012
11:00 am
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
German Boy
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Thursday, February 16, 2012
12:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh
Friday, February 17, 2012
11:00 am
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Friday, February 17, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh
Saturday, February 18, 2012
11:00 am
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
Christopher's Little Airplane
Author: Mark James
Saturday, February 18, 2012
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Saturday, February 18, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh
Saturday, February 18, 2012
1:30 pm
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Sunday, February 19, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
German Boy
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Sunday, February 19, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Book Signing
I Always Wanted To Fly
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Monday, February 20, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Monday, February 20, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

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Friendship 7: 50th Anniversary of John Glenn’s Flight
Presenter: Michael Neufeld
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh
Thursday, February 23, 2012
11:00 am
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

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The Spacesuits that Did Not Fly: The Museum's Collection of Hard Spacesuits
Presenter: Cathleen Lewis
Thursday, February 23, 2012
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
James S. McDonnell Space Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Book Signing
German Boy
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Thursday, February 23, 2012
12:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh
Friday, February 24, 2012
11:00 am
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Friday, February 24, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Family Day
African American Pioneers in Aviation
Saturday, February 25, 2012
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Throughout the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh
Saturday, February 25, 2012
11:00 am
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
Topgun Days
Author: Dave Baranek
Saturday, February 25, 2012
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Book Signing
Tuskegee Airman: The Biography of Charles E. McGee, Air Force Fighter, Combat Record Holder
Author: Col. Charles E. McGee
Saturday, February 25, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Saturday, February 25, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh
Saturday, February 25, 2012
1:30 pm
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Smithsonian's Stars Lecture Series
Revealing Mercury’s Secrets with the MESSENGER Spacecraft
Maria Banks, Research Fellow, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies
Saturday, February 25, 2012
5:45 pm
Albert Einstein Planetarium
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required

Telescopic Observing
Stargazing at the Public Observatory
Saturday, February 25, 2012
6:45 pm
Public Observatory
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Sunday, February 26, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
German Boy
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Sunday, February 26, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Book Signing
I Always Wanted To Fly
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

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Chauncey Spencer's Flight Suit
Presenter: Cathleen Lewis
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free