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Book Cover: Hell Hawks!

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, November 1, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Alan Bean

Ask an Expert
Alan Bean
Presenter: Carolyn Russo
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Gallery 211 - Flight and the Arts
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
The Sun is My Favorite Star by Frank Asch
Thursday, November 5, 2009
11:00 am
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
The Sun is My Favorite Star by Frank Asch
Friday, November 6, 2009
11:00 am
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
The Sun is My Favorite Star by Frank Asch
Saturday, November 7, 2009
11:00 am
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
The Sun is My Favorite Star by Frank Asch
Saturday, November 7, 2009
1:30 pm
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Hell Hawks!

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, November 8, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Book Cover: Hell Hawks!

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, November 8, 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
Alan's Letters
Author: Nancy Rial
Sunday, November 8, 2009
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





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

Virtual Conference
Apollo Space Program Virtual Conference for Educators
Presenters: National Air and Space Museum and NASA
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Presented Online
Admission: Free, Registration Required





Book Cover: Yankee Doodle Gals

Book Signing
Yankee Doodle Gals
Author: Amy Nathan (Wasps: Lillian Yonally and Elaine Harmon)
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 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
Wednesday, November 11, 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: George Norfleet
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
1:00 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.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
1:00 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
The Sun is My Favorite Star by Frank Asch
Thursday, November 12, 2009
11:00 am
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Explore the Universe Exhibition

Ask an Expert
Edwin Hubble: Who was he and why did we name a telescope after him?
Presenter: David DeVorkin
Thursday, November 12, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Explore the Universe - Gallery 111
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Ask an Expert
Ask an Expert at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
From Loon to Poseidon: The Evolution of Submarine-Launched Guided Missile Technology in the U.S. Navy
Presenter: Tom Lassman
Thursday, November 12, 2009
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
The Sun is My Favorite Star by Frank Asch
Friday, November 13, 2009
11:00 am
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Alan Bean: Painting Apollo

Book Signing
Painting Apollo
Author: Alan Bean
Friday, November 13, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 211 - Flight and the Arts
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Alan Bean

Vice Adm. Donald D. Engen Flight Jacket Night
A Conversation with Alan Bean
Presenter: Alan Bean
Friday, November 13, 2009
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
I’m Flying by Alan Wade
Saturday, November 14, 2009
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
King Abdulaziz: His Plane and His Pilot
Author: Dr. Michael Saba and Captain Joe Grant
Saturday, November 14, 2009
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
I’m Flying by Alan Wade
Saturday, November 14, 2009
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
Star Parties at Sky Meadows State Park
Host: Sean O'Brien
Saturday, November 14, 2009
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Sky Meadows State Park, near Paris, Virginia





Book Cover: Stealth Down

Book Signing
Stealth Down
Author: Ross Simpson
Sunday, November 15, 2009
10:30 am to 5:30 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, November 15, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Public Observatory

Star Gazing at the Observatory
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Public Observatory
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Astronaut John Grunsfeld, Ph.D.

Lecture
The Significance of the Hubble Space Telescope
Presenter: Astronaut John Grunsfeld PhD
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
8:00 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





Book Cover: Hubble Imaging Space and Time

Book Signing
Hubble: Imaging Space and Time
Authors: David DeVorkin, Robert Smith and Astronaut John Grunsfeld
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
9:00 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Geography from Space

National Geography Awareness Week
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 through Friday, November 20, 2009
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Spacecraft Hubble: Hubble Floating Free (2002)

The Hubble Legacy Symposium
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
10:15 am to 4:30 pm
Moving Beyond Earth - Gallery 113
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Registration Required





Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Mall Building

Ask an Expert
Hubble's Legacy: WFPC2 and the Key Project - Beneath the Pretty Pictures
Presenter: David DeVorkin
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Space Shuttle Astronaut on Spacewalk (STS-115)

Exhibit Opening
Moving Beyond Earth
Thursday, November 19, 2009
10:00 am
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Hot Air Henry by Mary Calhoun
Thursday, November 19, 2009
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Ask an Expert
The Fulton Airphibian: The First Certificated Flying Car
Presenter: Dorothy Cochrane
Thursday, November 19, 2009
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Hot Air Henry by Mary Calhoun
Friday, November 20, 2009
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Friday, November 20, 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
Hot Air Henry by Mary Calhoun
Saturday, November 21, 2009
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, November 21, 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: George Norfleet
Saturday, November 21, 2009
1:00 pm to 5:00 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, November 21, 2009
1:00 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
Hot Air Henry by Mary Calhoun
Saturday, November 21, 2009
1:30 pm
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Stealth Down

Book Signing
Stealth Down
Author: Ross Simpson
Sunday, November 22, 2009
10:30 am to 5:30 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Mall Building

Ask an Expert
Moving Beyond Earth
Presenter: Jennifer Levasseur
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Moving Beyond Earth - Gallery 113
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Hot Air Henry by Mary Calhoun
Friday, November 27, 2009
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





We Came In Peace For All Mankind

Book Signing
We Came in Peace for All Mankind
Author: Tahir Rahman
Saturday, November 28, 2009
10:00 am to 5:30 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Christopher's Little Airplane
Author: Mark James
Saturday, November 28, 2009
10:00 am to 5:30 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
Hot Air Henry by Mary Calhoun
Saturday, November 28, 2009
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Rocketbelt Pilot's Manual
Author: William P. Suitor
Saturday, November 28, 2009
11:00 am to 2:00 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
Saturday, November 28, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





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

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Saturday, November 28, 2009
1:00 pm to 5:00 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, November 28, 2009
1:00 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
Hot Air Henry by Mary Calhoun
Saturday, November 28, 2009
1:30 pm
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Rocketbelt Pilot's Manual
Author: William P. Suitor
Sunday, November 29, 2009
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Book Cover: Hell Hawks!

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, November 29, 2009
12:00 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.

Follow on Twitter at @SIObservatory


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