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Space Race (Horizontal view)

Ask an Expert
Selling Space in the 1950s: The Disney/Von Braun Space Station Model
Presenter: Michael Neufeld
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
author, Robert F. Dorr
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Air Force One
author, Robert F. Dorr
Thursday, April 2, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Air Force One
author, Robert F. Dorr
Thursday, April 2, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Mars Day! 2007 - Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
There Once Was a Sky Full of Stars by Bob Crelin
Friday, April 3, 2009
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
author, Robert F. Dorr
Friday, April 3, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





National Air and Space Museum Mall Building-Mall Side

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
author, George Norfleet and Curtis Christopher Robinson
Friday, April 3, 2009
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





National Air and Space Museum Mall Building

Book Signing
Training the Best
author, Charles Herbert Flowers, Jr.
Friday, April 3, 2009
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Visitors Look Through Telescopes at Explore the Universe Day

Family Day
Explore the Universe
Saturday, April 4, 2009
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Throughout the Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Mall Building

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
author, George Norfleet and Curtis Christopher Robinson
Saturday, April 4, 2009
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





National Air and Space Museum Mall Building-Independence Side

Book Signing
Training the Best
author, Charles Herbert
Saturday, April 4, 2009
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Mars Day! 2007 - Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
There Once Was a Sky Full of Stars by Bob Crelin
Saturday, April 4, 2009
11:30 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Stealth Down
author, Ross Simpson
Saturday, April 4, 2009
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Mars Day! 2007 - Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
There Once Was a Sky Full of Stars by Bob Crelin
Saturday, April 4, 2009
1:30 pm
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Air Force One
author, Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, April 5, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





National Air and Space Museum Mall Building-Mall Side

Book Signing
LeRoy the Flyboy
authors, Shannon and Jerry Roberts
Sunday, April 5, 2009
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Rescue of Streetcar 304
author, Kenny Wayne Fields
Monday, April 6, 2009
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
author, Robert F. Dorr
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





National Air and Space Museum Mall Building-Independence Side

Ask an Expert
Weather, Spying, and Space! Oh My! The Story of Tiros 1
Presenter: Martin Collins
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Air Force One
author, Robert F. Dorr
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Cosmic Perspective

Exhibit Opening
Universal Dimensions: The Space Art of Wang Ming
Thursday, April 9, 2009
10:00 am
Gallery 104 - West End
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
author, Robert F. Dorr
Thursday, April 9, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Ask an Expert
Ballistic Missile Defense, Tysons Corner, Virginia, and the Udvar-Hazy Center
Presenter: Paul Ceruzzi
Thursday, April 9, 2009
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Vera Rubin

Exploring Space Lectures
What IS the Universe?
Speaker: Vera Rubin
Thursday, April 9, 2009
7:30 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





Mars Day! 2007 - Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
There Once Was a Sky Full of Stars by Bob Crelin
Friday, April 10, 2009
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Air Force One
author, Robert F. Dorr
Friday, April 10, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Mall Building

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
author, George Norfleet and Curtis Christopher Robinson
Friday, April 10, 2009
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Mall Building

Book Signing
Training the Best
author, Charles Herbert Flowers, Jr.
Friday, April 10, 2009
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





National Mall Building, Mall side

Book Signing
Training the Best
author, Charles Herbert Flowers, Jr.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
11:00 am to 4:00 am
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
author, George Norfleet and Curtis Christopher Robinson
Saturday, April 11, 2009
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Mars Day! 2007 - Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
There Once Was a Sky Full of Stars by Bob Crelin
Saturday, April 11, 2009
11:30 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
author, Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, April 11, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Mars Day! 2007 - Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
There Once Was a Sky Full of Stars by Bob Crelin
Saturday, April 11, 2009
1:30 pm
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Air Force One
author, Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, April 12, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Mall Building, Independence Avenue side

Ask an Expert
Lunar Missions before Apollo, or Are we really going to sink in the dust?
Presenter: Dr. Ted A. Maxwell
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Dogs in Space by Nancy Coffelt
Friday, April 17, 2009
11:00 am
Gallery 211 - Flight and the Arts
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Mars Day! 2007 - Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Dogs in Space by Nancy Coffelt
Saturday, April 18, 2009
11:30 am
Gallery 211 - Flight and the Arts
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
author, Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, April 18, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Live From Cape Canaveral
author, Jay Barbree
Saturday, April 18, 2009
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Dogs in Space by Nancy Coffelt
Saturday, April 18, 2009
1:30 pm
Gallery 211 - Flight and the Arts
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Air Force One
author, Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, April 19, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Mall Building

Ask an Expert
Candidate Landing Sites for NASA’s 2011 Mars Science Laboratory Rover Mission
Presenter: Dr. John Grant
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Heinkel He 219 A Uhu at the Udvar-Hazy Center

Ask an Expert
Eagle Owl: The Heinkel He 219 Night Fighter
Presenter: Tom Dietz
Thursday, April 23, 2009
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Suitcase Stories with Judith Gravitz, special guest storyteller
Friday, April 24, 2009
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Mission: Planet Earth
author, Sally Ride
Saturday, April 25, 2009
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Women in Aviation and Space Family Day at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Family Day
100 Years of Military Aviation
Saturday, April 25, 2009
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Throughout the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





National Air and Space Museum Mall Building-Independence Side

Book Signing
Training the Best
author, Charles Herbert Flowers, Jr.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Dogs in Space by Nancy Coffelt
Saturday, April 25, 2009
11:30 am
Gallery 211 - Flight and the Arts
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
author, Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, April 25, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Dogs in Space by Nancy Coffelt
Saturday, April 25, 2009
1:30 pm
Gallery 211 - Flight and the Arts
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Sean O’Brien, staff astronomer of the Albert Einstein Planetarium

Public Observing at Sky Meadows State Park
Star Parties at Sky Meadows State Park
Host: Sean O'Brien
Saturday, April 25, 2009
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Sky Meadows State Park, near Paris, Virginia





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Air Force One
author, Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, April 26, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
My Enemy My Friend
authors Dan Cherry and Hong My
Monday, April 27, 2009
11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Brig. Gen. Dan Cherry USAF (ret.) and Nguyen Hong My

GE Aviation Lecture
A Pilot and the Enemy He Shot Down
Presenters: Brig. Gen. Dan Cherry, USAF (ret.) and Nguyen Hong My, F-4 and MiG 21 adversaries
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
8:00 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





Brig. Gen. Dan Cherry USAF (ret.) and Nguyen Hong My

Book Signing
My Enemy...My Friend
A Story of Reconciliation from the Vietnam War
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
9:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Welcome Center - Gallery 108
Museum in Washington, DC





Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Mall Building

Ask an Expert
There's something about Mercury
Presenter: Dr. Sarah L. André
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Museum Tours
Docent-led tours highlight the museum's collection and trace the history of air and space travel. Daily at 10:30 AM and 1:00 PM at both Museum locations.



Events Calendar
See all Smithsonian events

Programs
How the Shuttle got its Wings

How Do Things Fly?
Demonstrations & activities. Schedule posted daily at How Things Fly gallery entrance. Mall

Stop, Look, Discover!
Discovery Stations located throughout the museum. Schedule available at the Welcome Center. Mall/UHC

Free Highlights Tours
At both locations.
Mall/UHC

Ask an Expert
Short lectures by Museum staff every Wednesday (Mall) and alternating Thursdays (UHC).

Mall = Washington, DC
UHC = Chantilly, VA


Public Observatory

Public Observatory
Daytime observing through telescopes. The Public Observatory is open Wed through Sun from 12 - 3 pm (weather permitting).
Mall, east terrace.

Follow on Twitter at @SIObservatory


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