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GE Aviation Lecture
An Evening with Charles "Chuck" Yeager
Presenter: Brigadier General Charles Chuck Yeager
Tuesday, October 4, 2005
8:00 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





Curator's Choice
Sputnik
The Beeps Heard Around the World
Presenter: Cathleen Lewis
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





SpaceShipOne on the Ground

SpaceShipOne Donation Ceremony and Unveiling
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Curator's Choice
Charles A. Lindbergh and Popular Culture
A Preview of the Stanley King Collection
Presenter: Dominick A. Pisano
Thursday, October 6, 2005
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free





Saturday Star Party
Presenter: Sean O'Brien
Saturday, October 8, 2005
6:45 pm to 11:00 pm
Sky Meadows State Park, near Paris, Virginia





Curator's Choice
Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments
Presenter: Dr. Bruce A. Campbell
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





L-39-Fly in June 2005

National Air and Space Museum Aviation Lectures
The Flying Frontier - NASA Technological Innovations in the Skies
Beyond Gridlock: Life in the Flight Lanes - 21st Century Air Travel
Presenter: Bruce Holmes
Thursday, October 13, 2005
8:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





1903 Wright Flyer

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Lecture
The Wright 1903 Flyer: An Intimate Look with the Curator
Presenter: Peter Jakab
Friday, October 14, 2005
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
The Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age - Gallery 209
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





1903 Wright Flyer

Family Day
The Wright Brothers & the Invention of the Aerial Age
Saturday, October 15, 2005
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Throughout the Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Curator's Choice
Space Tourism
Dennis Tito's SK-2 Sokol Spacesuit
Presenter: Cathleen Lewis
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Curator's Choice
The 1936 Goddard Rocket
Presenter: Frank H. Winter
Thursday, October 20, 2005
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free





Curator's Choice
SpaceShipOne
Presenter: Valerie Neal
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Air & Scare
Friday, October 28, 2005
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





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.



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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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