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Chief Oshkosh (Buster) in The Golden Age of Flight

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Speed and Glory in the Air: A Century of Air Racing
Presenter: Jeremy Kinney
Wednesday, September 2, 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
Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian
Thursday, September 3, 2009
11:00 am
Gallery 104 - West End
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian
Friday, September 4, 2009
11:00 am
Gallery 104 - West End
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, September 5, 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
A Pilot's Journey
Author: Christopher Curtis Robinson
Saturday, September 5, 2009
12:00 pm to 5:00 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, September 5, 2009
12:00 pm to 5:00 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, September 5, 2009
12:00 pm 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" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, September 6, 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
Stealth Down
Author: Ross Simpson
Sunday, September 6, 2009
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
They Flew Proud
Author: Jane Birch
Monday, September 7, 2009
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





V-2 Missile

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The V-2 Rocket's attacks on London and Paris
Presenter: Michael Neufeld
Wednesday, September 9, 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
Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian
Thursday, September 10, 2009
11:00 am
Gallery 104 - West End
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Vega Solar System Probe Bus and Landing Apparatus at the Udvar-Hazy Center

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Measuring the Winds of Venus: the Vega Venus Atmospheric Balloon
Presenter: Cathleen Lewis
Thursday, September 10, 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
Friday, September 11, 2009
11:00 am
Gallery 211 - Flight and the Arts
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian
Saturday, September 12, 2009
11:00 am
Gallery 104 - West End
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: Christopher Curtis Robinson
Saturday, September 12, 2009
12:00 pm 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
Training the Best
Author: Charles Herbert Flowers Jr.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
12:00 pm to 5:00 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
Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian
Saturday, September 12, 2009
1:30 pm
Gallery 104 - West End
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





National Mall Building, Mall side

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Edward Prince of Wales’ flying coat
Presenter: Alex Spencer
Wednesday, September 16, 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
Richard Scarry’s Great Big Air Book
Thursday, September 17, 2009
11:00 am
Early Flight - Gallery 107
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Bowlus 1-S-2100 Senior Albatross Falcon at the Udvar-Hazy Center

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Restoring and Preserving the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Aircraft: Philosophy and Techniques
Presenter: Russell Lee
Thursday, September 17, 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
Richard Scarry’s Great Big Air Book
Friday, September 18, 2009
11:00 am
Early Flight - Gallery 107
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Milestones of Flight, Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

Family Day
The Airplane Comes of Age: The World Starts to Fly
Saturday, September 19, 2009
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Throughout the Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Milestones of Flight, Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

Family Day
Día de la Familia
Saturday, September 19, 2009
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Throughout the Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, September 19, 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
A Pilot's Journey
Author: Christopher Curtis Robinson
Saturday, September 19, 2009
12:00 pm to 5:00 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, September 19, 2009
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
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, September 19, 2009
7:15 pm to 11:00 pm
Sky Meadows State Park, near Paris, Virginia





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, September 20, 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 on the National Mall

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Apollo 15 Lunar Basalt
Presenter: Priscilla Strain
Wednesday, September 23, 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
Richard Scarry’s Great Big Air Book
Thursday, September 24, 2009
11:00 am
Early Flight - Gallery 107
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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Charles A. Lindbergh and the American Consumer: The Stanley King Collection
Presenter: Dominick A. Pisano
Thursday, September 24, 2009
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free





Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Mall Building

Workshop
The Shadow Puppet Workshop
Friday, September 25, 2009
10:15 am
Welcome Center - Gallery 108
Museum in Washington, DC





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Richard Scarry’s Great Big Air Book
Saturday, September 26, 2009
11:00 am
Early Flight - Gallery 107
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, September 26, 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
A Pilot's Journey
Author: Christopher Curtis Robinson
Saturday, September 26, 2009
12:00 pm to 5:00 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, September 26, 2009
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Richard Scarry’s Great Big Air Book
Saturday, September 26, 2009
1:30 pm
Early Flight - Gallery 107
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
T-Minus
Author: Jim Ottaviani
Saturday, September 26, 2009
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, September 27, 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, September 27, 2009
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Public Observatory

Opening
Public Observatory
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
10:00 am
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Space Race (Vertical view)

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The Solar Armada
Presenter: David DeVorkin
Wednesday, September 30, 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

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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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