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Apollo 11 Armstrong and Aldrin Space Suits

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Apollo 11 40th Anniversary: Apollo and the So-Called Moon-Landing Hoax
Presenter: Roger Launius
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Apollo to the Moon - Gallery 210
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Paper Astronaut: The Paper Spacecraft Mission Manual
Author: Juliette Cezzar
Friday, July 3, 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
Christopher's Little Airplane
Author: Mark James
Saturday, July 4, 2009
10:30 am to 5:00 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
A Pilot's Journey
Author: Christopher Curtis Robinson
Saturday, July 4, 2009
11:00 am to 4:30 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Training the Best
Author: Charles Herbert Flowers, Jr.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
11:00 am to 4:30 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Hell Hawks
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, July 4, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Max Impact

Concert
United States Air Force Band
"Max Impact"
Saturday, July 4, 2009
6:00 pm
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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





Lunar Module 2 in Exploring the Moon

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Apollo 11 40th Anniversary: Home Away from Earth: The Lunar Module
Presenter: Dr. Bob Craddock
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Lunar Exploration Vehicles - Gallery 112
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Mars Day! 2007 - Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Moon Plane by Peter McCarty
Thursday, July 9, 2009
11:00 am
Apollo to the Moon - Gallery 210
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Rising Sun
Author: Jerome Beser
Friday, July 10, 2009
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Mars Day! 2007 - Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Moon Plane by Peter McCarty
Friday, July 10, 2009
11:00 am
Apollo to the Moon - Gallery 210
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Moon Plane by Peter McCarty
Saturday, July 11, 2009
11:00 am
Apollo to the Moon - Gallery 210
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: Christopher Curtis Robinson
Saturday, July 11, 2009
11:00 am to 4:30 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Training the Best
Author: Charles Herbert Flowers Jr.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
11:00 am to 4:30 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Apollo 11 Photograph - Buzz Aldrin

Book Signing
Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon
Craig Nelson
Saturday, July 11, 2009
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA





Mars Day! 2007 - Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Moon Plane by Peter McCarty
Saturday, July 11, 2009
1:30 pm
Apollo to the Moon - Gallery 210
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Hell Hawks
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, July 12, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

Book Signing
Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon
Craig Nelson
Sunday, July 12, 2009
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Museum in Washington, DC





Apollo 11 command module Columbia in Milestones of Flight

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Apollo 11 40th Anniversary: Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia
Presenter: Allan A. Needell
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





First Men - Buzz Aldrin

Opening
Alan Bean: Painting Apollo, First Artist On Another World
Thursday, July 16, 2009
10:00 am
Gallery 211 - Flight and the Arts
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Moon Rock in Milestones of Flight

Family Day
Countdown to the Moon Day!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Throughout the Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Mars Day! 2007 - Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca
Thursday, July 16, 2009
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Tiptoeing on the Ocean of Storms

Book Signing
Andrew Chaikin and Alan Bean
Mission Control, This is Apollo
Thursday, July 16, 2009
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Museum in Washington, DC





Alan Bean: Painting Apollo

Book Signing
Alan Bean: Painting Apollo, First Artist On Another World
author, Alan Bean
Thursday, July 16, 2009
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Gallery 211 - Flight and the Arts
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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What does all this Photography Show? The AIL 1540 Light table and the IDEX II work Station
Presenter: James David
Thursday, July 16, 2009
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca
Thursday, July 16, 2009
1:30 pm
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Mars Day! 2007 - Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Moon Plane by Peter McCarty
Friday, July 17, 2009
11:00 am
Apollo to the Moon - Gallery 210
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Moon Plane by Peter McCarty
Saturday, July 18, 2009
11:00 am
Apollo to the Moon - Gallery 210
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book cover: Spacesuits

Book Signing
Spacesuits: Within the Collections of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
author, Amanda Young and photographer, Mark Avino
Saturday, July 18, 2009
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Mars Day! 2007 - Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Moon Plane by Peter McCarty
Saturday, July 18, 2009
1:30 pm
Apollo to the Moon - Gallery 210
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Faces of the Moon by Bob Crelin

Book Signing
Faces of the Moon
Author: Bob Crelin
Saturday, July 18, 2009
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Alan Bean Artist Astronaut by Jeffrey Roth

DVD Signing
Alan Bean Artist Astronaut
Filmmaker Jeffrey Roth will be signing his DVD, "Alan Bean Artist Astronaut"
Saturday, July 18, 2009
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Apollo 11 Photograph - Buzz Aldrin

Book Signing
Apollo Astronauts: Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Alan Bean
Sunday, July 19, 2009
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Air Force One
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, July 19, 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
We Came in Peace for All Mankind
Author: Tahir Rahman
Sunday, July 19, 2009
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin and the U.S. flag on the Moon

Book Signing
We Came in Peace for All Mankind: The Untold Story of the Apollo 11 Silicon Disc
Tahir Rahman
Sunday, July 19, 2009
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA





Alan Bean Artist Astronaut by Jeffrey Roth

DVD Signing
Alan Bean Artist Astronaut
by Jeffrey Roth
Sunday, July 19, 2009
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Apollo 11 Armstrong and Aldrin Space Suits

Annual John H. Glenn Lecture
40th Anniversary of Apollo 11
Sunday, July 19, 2009
8:00 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
First Man
Author: James Hansen
Monday, July 20, 2009
10:00 am to 12:00 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
Roger Launius and Andrew Johnston
Monday, July 20, 2009
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Museum in Washington, DC





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Hell Hawks
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Monday, July 20, 2009
12:00 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
"Voices from the Moon" and "A Man on the Moon"
Author: Andrew Chaikin
Monday, July 20, 2009
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Mall Building

Shadow Puppet Workshop
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
10:15 am
Welcome Center - Gallery 108
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Saturn V rocket model in Apollo to the Moon

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Apollo 11 40th Anniversary: Von Braun’s Giant: The Saturn V
Presenter: Michael Neufeld
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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
The Sun is My Favorite Star
Thursday, July 23, 2009
11:00 am
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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Medevac in Korea: The Sikorsky HO5S-1
Presenter: Roger Connor
Thursday, July 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
Special Guest Storyteller, Judith Gravitz
Friday, July 24, 2009
11:00 am
America by Air - Gallery 102
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Tuskegee Airman
Author: Colonel Charles McGee
Friday, July 24, 2009
11:00 am to 4:30 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Mars Day! 2007 - Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
The Sun is My Favorite Star by Frank Asch
Saturday, July 25, 2009
11:00 am
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: Christopher Curtis Robinson
Saturday, July 25, 2009
11:00 am to 4:30 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Training the Best
Author: Charles Herbert Flowers Jr.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
11:00 am to 4:30 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





"One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure" Planetarium Show

Planetarium Show
One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure
Saturday, July 25, 2009
11:30 am
Albert Einstein Planetarium
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Air Force One
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, July 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
The Sun is My Favorite Star by Frank Asch
Saturday, July 25, 2009
1:30 pm
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
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
Saturday, July 25, 2009
8:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Sky Meadows State Park, near Paris, Virginia





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Hell Hawks
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, July 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
Stealth Down
Author: Ross Simpson
Sunday, July 26, 2009
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Bleriot XI in Early Flight

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Louis Bleriot and the First Flight Across the English Channel
Presenter: Tom Crouch
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Early Flight - Gallery 107
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Cows Can't Fly by David Milgrim
Thursday, July 30, 2009
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Cows Can't Fly by David Milgrim
Friday, July 31, 2009
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
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.

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