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<i>German Boy</i> by Wolfgang W.E. Samuel

Book Signing
German Boy
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
12:00 pm to 5:00 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
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Piper J-2

Ask an Expert
80 Years of Taylor and Piper Cubs
Presenter: Dorothy Cochrane
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





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

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
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
Looking Down by Steve Jenkins
Thursday, November 3, 2011
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: <i>I Always Wanted To Fly</i> by Col. Wolfgang Samuel

Book Signing
I Always Wanted To Fly
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Thursday, November 3, 2011
12:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Captain Dale “Snort” Snodgrass USN (Ret)

Lecture
Vice Adm. Donald D. Engen Flight Jacket Night
Lecturer: Captain Dale "Snort" Snodgrass USN (Ret), Legendary F-14 Tomcat pilot
Thursday, November 3, 2011
8:00 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: National Air and Space Society Members Only, Tickets Required





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Looking Down by Steve Jenkins
Friday, November 4, 2011
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





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

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Friday, November 4, 2011
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
Looking Down by Steve Jenkins
Saturday, November 5, 2011
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





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

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Saturday, November 5, 2011
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Stealth Down

Book Signing
Stealth Down
Author: Ross Simpson
Saturday, November 5, 2011
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
Looking Down by Steve Jenkins
Saturday, November 5, 2011
1:30 pm
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





True Gullies on Mars

Smithsonian's Stars Lecture Series
Close up Views of an Active Mars
Patrick Russell, Geoscientist, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies
Saturday, November 5, 2011
5:45 pm
Albert Einstein Planetarium
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





Public Observatory

Telescopic Observing
Stargazing at the Public Observatory
Saturday, November 5, 2011
6:45 pm
Public Observatory
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





<i>German Boy</i> by Wolfgang W.E. Samuel

Book Signing
German Boy
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Sunday, November 6, 2011
12:00 pm to 5:00 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
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Mock Space Shuttle Suit

Ask an Expert
The First at Being Second: STS-2 and the reusable Space Shuttle
Presenter: Margaret Weitekamp
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Moving Beyond Earth - Gallery 113
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





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

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
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
Looking Down by Steve Jenkins
Thursday, November 10, 2011
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Vertical Flight at the Udvar-Hazy Center

Ask an Expert
Quest for Speed: Tiltrotors vs. Compound Helicopters
Presenter: Roger Connor
Thursday, November 10, 2011
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Tuskegee Airman: The Biography of Charles E. McGee, Air Force Fighter Combat Record Holder
Author: Col. Charles E. McGee
Friday, November 11, 2011
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
Friday, November 11, 2011
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Women in Aviation and Space Family Day at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Super Science Saturdays
The Moon and Beyond
Saturday, November 12, 2011
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Throughout the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Looking Down by Steve Jenkins
Saturday, November 12, 2011
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Valleys of Death
Author: Col. Bill Richardson
Saturday, November 12, 2011
12:00 pm to 2:00 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 12, 2011
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
Looking Down by Steve Jenkins
Saturday, November 12, 2011
1:30 pm
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Geography from Space

National Geography Awareness Week
Geography from Space Contest
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Rudolph Dirks Painting

Ask an Expert
Rudolph Dirks and The Fledglings
Presenter: Tom Crouch
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Early Flight - Gallery 107
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





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

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Geography from Space

National Geography Awareness Week
Geography from Space Contest
Thursday, November 17, 2011
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Nothing To Do On Mars by Chris Gall
Thursday, November 17, 2011
11:00 am
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Navaho Rocket Engine at the Udvar-Hazy Center

Ask an Expert
The Navaho Missile
Presenter: Tom Lassman
Thursday, November 17, 2011
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15
Note: Due to Thanksgiving holiday, this Ask an Expert will take place on the 3rd Thursday in November.





Book Cover: <i>I Always Wanted To Fly</i> by Col. Wolfgang Samuel

Book Signing
I Always Wanted To Fly
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Thursday, November 17, 2011
12:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Geography from Space

National Geography Awareness Week
Geography from Space Contest
Friday, November 18, 2011
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Nothing To Do On Mars by Chris Gall
Friday, November 18, 2011
11:00 am
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





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

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Friday, November 18, 2011
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





<i>Orphans of Apollo</i> (2008)

Symposium
Moving Beyond Earth: Innovations in Space
Orphans of Apollo
Friday, November 18, 2011
8:00 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





<i>Moving Beyond Earth: Innovations in Space</i> Symposium

Symposium
Moving Beyond Earth: Innovations in Space
New Perspectives on Invention and Innovation Symposium
Saturday, November 19, 2011
9:30 am to 5:00 pm
Moving Beyond Earth - Gallery 113
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Family Day at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Family Day
Moving Beyond Earth: Innovations in Space
Saturday, November 19, 2011
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Throughout the Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: <i>Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir</i>

Book Signing
Sky Walking, Hell Hawks, and Planetology
Author: Thomas D. Jones
Saturday, November 19, 2011
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Turning Dust to Gold: Building a Future on the Moon and Mars
Author: Haym Benaroya
Saturday, November 19, 2011
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Nothing To Do On Mars by Chris Gall
Saturday, November 19, 2011
11:00 am
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: <i>ADAK: The Rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586</i> by Andy Jampoler

Book Signing
ADAK: The Rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586
Author: Andy Jampoler
Saturday, November 19, 2011
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
Nothing To Do On Mars by Chris Gall
Saturday, November 19, 2011
1:30 pm
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Von Braun

Book Signing
Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War and Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: An Autobiography
Author: Michael J. Neufeld
Saturday, November 19, 2011
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Space and the American Imagination
Author: Howard McCurdy
Saturday, November 19, 2011
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Integrating Women into the Astronaut Corps: Politics and Logistics at NASA 1972-2004
Author: Amy E. Foster
Saturday, November 19, 2011
3:15 pm to 4:45 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Saturday Star Party

Public Observing at Sky Meadows State Park
Saturday Star Parties at Sky Meadows State Park
Saturday, November 19, 2011
4:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Sky Meadows State Park, near Paris, Virginia
Admission: Free





Mars Rover Curiosity in Artist's Concept

Smithsonian's Stars Lecture Series
Selecting the Landing Site for the Mars Science Laboratory
John Grant, Geologist, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies
Saturday, November 19, 2011
5:45 pm
Albert Einstein Planetarium
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





Public Observatory

Telescopic Observing
Stargazing at the Public Observatory
Saturday, November 19, 2011
6:45 pm
Public Observatory
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: <i>Topgun Days</i> by Dave "Bio" Baranek

Book Signing
Topgun Days
Author: Dave Baranek
Sunday, November 20, 2011
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





<i>German Boy</i> by Wolfgang W.E. Samuel

Book Signing
German Boy
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Sunday, November 20, 2011
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Book Cover: <i>I Always Wanted To Fly</i> by Col. Wolfgang Samuel

Book Signing
I Always Wanted To Fly
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Explorer II Gondola

Ask an Expert
Race to the Stratosphere
Presenter: David DeVorkin
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





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

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





<i>German Boy</i> by Wolfgang W.E. Samuel

Book Signing
German Boy
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Thursday, November 24, 2011
11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





<i>Southwest Airlines Boeing 737</i> on display in <i>The Jet As Art</i>

Opening
AirCraft: The Jet As Art
A Photographic Typology of Modern Flight by Jeffrey Milstein
Friday, November 25, 2011
10:00 am
Gallery 104 - West End
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Nothing To Do On Mars by Chris Gall
Friday, November 25, 2011
11:00 am
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: <i>They Flew Proud</i> by Jane Gardner Birch

Book Signing
They Flew Proud
Author: Jane Birch
Friday, November 25, 2011
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Book Cover: <i>AirCraft: The Jet As Art</i> by Jeffrey Milstein

Book Signing
AirCraft: The Jet as Art
Author: Jeffrey Milstein
Friday, November 25, 2011
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 104 - West End
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Nothing To Do On Mars by Chris Gall
Saturday, November 26, 2011
11:00 am
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Christopher's Little Airplane
Author: Mark James
Saturday, November 26, 2011
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





<i>An American Family in World War II</i>

Book Signing
An American Family in World War II
Author: Sandra O'Connell
Saturday, November 26, 2011
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 26, 2011
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
Nothing To Do On Mars by Chris Gall
Saturday, November 26, 2011
1:30 pm
Exploring The Planets - Gallery 207
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: <i>ADAK: The Rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586</i> by Andy Jampoler

Book Signing
ADAK: The Rescue of Alfa Foxtrot 586
Author: Andy Jampoler
Sunday, November 27, 2011
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





<i>German Boy</i> by Wolfgang W.E. Samuel

Book Signing
German Boy
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Sunday, November 27, 2011
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Book Cover: <i>I Always Wanted To Fly</i> by Col. Wolfgang Samuel

Book Signing
I Always Wanted To Fly
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
12:00 pm to 5:00 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
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Stardust Return Capsule

Ask an Expert
Capturing Star Dust
Presenter: Dr. Gareth Morgan
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





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

Book Signing
A Pilot's Journey
Author: George Norfleet
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Navaho Rocket Engine at the Udvar-Hazy Center

Ask an Expert
Navaho Missile
Presenter: Tom Lassman
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
James S. McDonnell Space 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.

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