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Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
The Big Dipper by Franklyn M. Branley
Thursday, April 1, 2010
11:00 am
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Hover Racers: Flying On Air

Smithsonian Channel
Hover Racers: Flying On Air
Thursday, April 1, 2010
8:00 pm
Smithsonian Channel HD





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
The Big Dipper by Franklyn M. Branley
Friday, April 2, 2010
11:00 am
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Hell Hawks!

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Friday, April 2, 2010
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Cherry Blossom Friends
Author: Corkey Has DeSimone
Friday, April 2, 2010
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book cover: Wings paperback

Book Signing
"Wings: A History of Aviation", "A Dream of Wings", "Aiming for the Stars", "Bishop's Boys", "Lighter Than Air", "Rocketeers & Gentlemen Engineers"
Author: Tom D. Crouch
Saturday, April 3, 2010
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Book Cover: Legacy of Flight

Book Signing
The Legacy of Flight
Author: Melissa Keiser
Saturday, April 3, 2010
10:00 am to 1:00 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
The Big Dipper by Franklyn M. Branley
Saturday, April 3, 2010
11:00 am
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Stealth Down

Book Signing
Stealth Down
Author: Ross Simpson
Saturday, April 3, 2010
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Training the Best

Book Signing
Training the Best
Author: Charles Herbert Flowers, Jr.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Air Force One

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, April 3, 2010
1:00 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
The Big Dipper by Franklyn M. Branley
Saturday, April 3, 2010
1:30 pm
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Cherry Blossom Friends
Author: Corkey Hay DeSimone
Saturday, April 3, 2010
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Day of the Kamikaze

Smithsonian Channel
Day of the Kamikaze
Saturday, April 3, 2010
8:00 pm
Smithsonian Channel HD





Book Cover: Hell Hawks!

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, April 4, 2010
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Where Do We Get Such Men
Author: Steven C. Reynolds
Monday, April 5, 2010
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
"Glory Days" and "I Always Wanted To Fly"
Author: Wolfgang Samuel
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Lockheed U-2 high-altitude photoreconnaissance airplane in Looking at Earth

Ask an Expert
One World Rising: 1970 and the First “Earth Day”
Presenter: Martin Collins
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Freedom Flyers
Author: J. Todd Moye
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book cover: Smithsonian Atlas of Space Exploration

Book Signing
Smithsonian Atlas of Space Exploration
Author: Roger Launius and Andrew Johnston
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book cover: Earth from Space

Book Signing
Earth From Space
Author: Andrew Johnston
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book cover: Robots in Space

Book Signing
"Robots in Space" and "Space Stations"
Author: Roger Launius
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Dream of Wings

Book Signing
A Dream of Wings
Author: Tom D. Crouch
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Legacy of Flight

Book Signing
The Legacy of Flight
Author: David Romanowski and Melissa Keiser
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Ronald Greeley

Exploring Space Lectures
Give and Take: The Story of Martian Winds
Presenter: Ronald Greeley
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
8:00 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





Ronald Greeley

Book Signing
Wind as A Geological Process
Author: Ronald Greeley
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
9:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
The Big Dipper
Thursday, April 8, 2010
11:00 am
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: <em>A Pilot's Journey</em> by George Norfleet

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Thursday, April 8, 2010
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: <em>A Pilot's Journey</em> by George Norfleet

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Thursday, April 8, 2010
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Northrop P-61C Black Widow at the Udvar-Hazy Center

Ask an Expert
The P-61's Role in Weather Research
Presenter: Roger Turner
Thursday, April 8, 2010
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
"Glory Days" and "I Always Wanted To Fly"
Author: Wolfgang Samuel
Thursday, April 8, 2010
2:00 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
Suitcase Stories with Judith Gravitz
Friday, April 9, 2010
11:00 am
Golden Age of Flight - Gallery 105
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: <em>A Pilot's Journey</em> by George Norfleet

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Friday, April 9, 2010
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Book Cover: Air Force One

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Friday, April 9, 2010
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
"DC Photo Book" and "WW II Memorial"
Author: Stephen Brown
Friday, April 9, 2010
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Telescopic Observing at the National Mall Building

Family Day
Explore the Universe
Saturday, April 10, 2010
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Throughout the Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Saturday, April 10, 2010
11:00 am
Moving Beyond Earth - Gallery 113
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Tuskegee Airmen
Author: Colonel McGee
Saturday, April 10, 2010
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Hell Hawks!

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, April 10, 2010
1:00 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
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Saturday, April 10, 2010
1:30 pm
Moving Beyond Earth - Gallery 113
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Look to the Stars
Illustrator: Wendell Minor
Sunday, April 11, 2010
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Conquering the Sky
Author: Larry Tise
Sunday, April 11, 2010
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Book Cover: Air Force One

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, April 11, 2010
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Apollo XIII Mission Patch

Ask an Expert
Memorabilia of a ‘Successful Failure’: Apollo 13
Presenter: Margaret Weitekamp
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Apollo to the Moon - Gallery 210
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
There’s No Place Like Space by Tish Rabe
Thursday, April 15, 2010
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Apollo XIII Mission Patch

Annual John H. Glenn Lecture
40th Anniversary of Apollo 13
Thursday, April 15, 2010
8:00 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





Mars Day! Robotic Arm

National Robotics Week
Robotics Technology Display
Friday, April 16, 2010
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
There’s No Place Like Space by Tish Rabe
Friday, April 16, 2010
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: <em>A Pilot's Journey</em> by George Norfleet

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Friday, April 16, 2010
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Hell Hawks!

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Friday, April 16, 2010
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Mars Day! Robotic Arm

National Robotics Week
Robotics Technology Display
Saturday, April 17, 2010
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Museum in Washington, DC





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
There’s No Place Like Space by Tish Rabe
Saturday, April 17, 2010
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Since 1912
Author: Peter Mersky
Saturday, April 17, 2010
11:00 am to 2:30 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Training the Best

Book Signing
Training the Best
Author: Charles Herbert Flowers, Jr.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Air Force One

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, April 17, 2010
1:00 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
There’s No Place Like Space by Tish Rabe
Saturday, April 17, 2010
1:30 pm
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





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

Public Observing at Sky Meadows State Park
Skywatching at Sky Meadows State Park
Saturday, April 17, 2010
7:45 pm to 10:45 pm
Sky Meadows State Park, near Paris, Virginia





Book Cover: Hell Hawks!

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, April 18, 2010
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
"Glory Days" and "I Always Wanted To Fly"
Author: Wolfgang Samuel
Sunday, April 18, 2010
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





COSTAR

Ask an Expert
COSTAR
Presenter: Valerie Neal
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Moving Beyond Earth - Gallery 113
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





The STS-130 Patch

STS-130 Crew Visit
Thursday, April 22, 2010
10:15 am to 11:00 am
Moving Beyond Earth - Gallery 113
Museum in Washington, DC





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Amazing Airplanes by Tony Mitton and Ant Parker
Thursday, April 22, 2010
11:00 am
Golden Age of Flight - Gallery 105
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Gemini IV

Ask an Expert
Photographing a Spacewalk: Camera Equipment from Gemini IV
Presenter: Jennifer Levasseur
Thursday, April 22, 2010
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Bill Liscomb

GE Aviation Lecture
Big Blue Sky
Presenter: Bill Liscomb
Thursday, April 22, 2010
8:00 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Amazing Airplanes by Tony Mitton and Ant Parker
Friday, April 23, 2010
11:00 am
Golden Age of Flight - Gallery 105
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Air Force One

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Friday, April 23, 2010
1:00 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
Amazing Airplanes by Tony Mitton and Ant Parker
Saturday, April 24, 2010
11:00 am
Golden Age of Flight - Gallery 105
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Training the Best

Book Signing
Training the Best
Author: Charles Herbert Flowers, Jr.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Hell Hawks!

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, April 24, 2010
1:00 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
Amazing Airplanes by Tony Mitton and Ant Parker
Saturday, April 24, 2010
1:30 pm
Golden Age of Flight - Gallery 105
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Air Force One

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, April 25, 2010
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Chris Kraft and President Reagan

Virtual Conference
National Air and Space Museum's 2010 Trophy Award Winners
Dr. Chris Kraft and Crew Members from the US Airways Flight 1549
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
11:30 am
Presented Online
Admission: Free, Registration Required





Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Model

Ask an Expert
Mars Rovers Update
Presenter: Dr. John Grant
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Amazing Airplanes by Tony Mitton and Ant Parker
Thursday, April 29, 2010
11:00 am
Golden Age of Flight - Gallery 105
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Robert G. Strom

Exploring Space Lectures
Impact Cratering and the Solar System Cataclysm
Presenter: Robert G. Strom
Thursday, April 29, 2010
8:00 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Amazing Airplanes by Tony Mitton and Ant Parker
Friday, April 30, 2010
11:00 am
Golden Age of Flight - Gallery 105
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Hell Hawks!

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Friday, April 30, 2010
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





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.

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