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The Space Race Gallery

Ask an Expert
NASA 50 years later
Presenter: Michael Neufeld
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Discovery Station - Living and Working in Space

Family Day
Living and Working in Space
Saturday, October 4, 2008
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
The Rising Sun
authors Jerome Beser and Jack Spangler
Saturday, October 4, 2008
10:00 am 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
"Astronaut Handbook" by Megan McCarthy
Saturday, October 4, 2008
11:30 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
"Astronaut Handbook" by Megan McCarthy
Saturday, October 4, 2008
1:30 pm
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
Sunday, October 5, 2008
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

Ask an Expert
Turn that Plane! Wing Warping and Ailerons
Presenter: Tom Crouch
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Minuteman ballistic missile guidance system

Ask an Expert
The Poseidon C3 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile
Presenter: Tom Lassman
Thursday, October 9, 2008
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

Book Signing
To Fly and Fight
author, Bud Anderson
Thursday, October 9, 2008
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





Col. Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson, USAF (Ret.)

GE Aviation Lecture
An Evening with Colonel Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson
Presenter: Col. Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson
Thursday, October 9, 2008
8:00 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Pilot's Journey
author, George Norfleet and Curtis Christopher Robinson
Saturday, October 11, 2008
11:00 am 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
"Astronaut Handbook" by Megan McCarthy
Saturday, October 11, 2008
11:30 am
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Mall Building

Book Signing
The God Machine
author, James R. Chiles
Saturday, October 11, 2008
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
"Astronaut Handbook" by Megan McCarthy
Saturday, October 11, 2008
1:30 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, October 12, 2008
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
Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
author, Robert F. Dorr
Monday, October 13, 2008
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Viking Orbiter 1 Mosaic of Mars

Ask an Expert
Mars
Presenter: Dr. Kathryn Fishbaugh
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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
"Saturn for My Birthday" by John McGranaghan
Saturday, October 18, 2008
10:30 am
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





National Air and Space Museum Mall Building-Independence Side

Book Signing
Saturn for My Birthday
author, John McGranaghan
Saturday, October 18, 2008
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
"Astronaut Handbook" by Megan McCarthy
Saturday, October 18, 2008
11:30 am
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Floating to Space: The Airship to Orbit Program
author, John Powell
Saturday, October 18, 2008
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Air Force One
author, Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, October 18, 2008
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
"Astronaut Handbook" by Megan McCarthy
Saturday, October 18, 2008
1:30 pm
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Floating to Space: The Airship to Orbit Program
author, John Powell
Sunday, October 19, 2008
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
Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
author, Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, October 19, 2008
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Young Patron Enjoying Space Day 2008

Opening
Official Launch of the Flights of Fancy Early Childhood School Programs
Rockin’ Tots at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





F-1 rocket engines in Apollo to the Moon

Ask an Expert
Gene Kranz, His White Vest and Apollo 13
Presenter: Margaret Weitekamp
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Stanley King Collection of Lindbergh Memorabilia

Ask an Expert
Charles A. Lindbergh and the American Consumer: The Stanley King Collection
Presenter: Dominick A. Pisano
Thursday, October 23, 2008
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
"Astronaut Handbook" by Megan McCarthy
Saturday, October 25, 2008
11:30 am
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





National Air and Space Museum Mall Building-Mall Side

Book Signing
Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
author, Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, October 25, 2008
12:00 pm to 4:00 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, October 25, 2008
12:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15
Note: Parking is $10 from 4:00pm - 8:00pm.  Free drop off for buses, shuttles and taxis only.  Annual Parking Pass holders park for free.





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Terror of the Autumn Skies
author, Blaine Pardoe
Saturday, October 25, 2008
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
"Astronaut Handbook" by Megan McCarthy
Saturday, October 25, 2008
1:30 pm
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





A Bewitching Curator at the Udvar-Hazy Center's Air & Scare

Halloween Event
Air & Scare
Halloween Family Evening at the Udvar-Hazy Center
Saturday, October 25, 2008
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Throughout the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $10
Note: Parking is $10 from 4:00pm - 8:00pm.  Free drop off for buses, shuttles and taxis only.  Annual Parking Pass holders park for free.





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

Public Observing at Sky Meadows State Park
Enjoy the Night Sky!
Sky Meadows State Park, near Paris, Virginia
Saturday, October 25, 2008
6:15 pm to 10:00 pm
Sky Meadows State Park, near Paris, Virginia
Admission: Free
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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
Sunday, October 26, 2008
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
To a Distant Day: The Rocket Pioneers
Chris Gainor
Sunday, October 26, 2008
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





SpaceShipOne in Milestones Gallery

Ask an Expert
SpaceShipOne -- Skirting the Edge of Space and then Hanging from our Ceiling
Presenter: Samantha Snell
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
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.

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