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Voyager Aircraft at the Smithsonian's National Air and

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Rutan Voyager
Presenter: Russell Lee
Wednesday, December 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
Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen
Thursday, December 3, 2009
11:00 am
America by Air - Gallery 102
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: The Bishop's Boys

Book Signing
"Bishop's Boys" and "Lighter Than Air"
Author: Tom D. Crouch
Thursday, December 3, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book cover: Smithsonian Atlas of Space Exploration

Book Signing
Smithsonian Atlas of World Aviation
Author: Dana Bell
Thursday, December 3, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Wright Brothers and the Invention

Book Signing
Wright Brothers
Author: Tom D. Crouch and Peter Jakab
Thursday, December 3, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Visions of a Flying Machine

Book Signing
Visions of a Flying Machine
Author: Peter Jakab
Thursday, December 3, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book cover: In the Cockpit

Book Signing
In the Cockpit
Author: Mark A. Avino, Dana Bell, and Eric F. Long
Thursday, December 3, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book cover: Best of the National Air and Space Museum

Book Signing
"Best of the National Air and Space Museum", "Nation's Hangar", and "Airlines and Airmail"
Author: Robert van der Linden
Thursday, December 3, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





cover:  Animals Aloft

Book Signing
Animals Aloft
Author: Allan Janus
Thursday, December 3, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Airplanes, The Life Story of A Technology

Book Signing
Airplanes, The Life Story
Author: Jeremy R. Kinney
Thursday, December 3, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: The Airplane in American Culture

Book Signing
The Airplane in American Culture
Author: Dominick A. Pisano
Thursday, December 3, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book cover: In Plane View

Book Signing
In Plane View
Author: Carolyn Russo
Thursday, December 3, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book cover: Black Wings: Courageous Stories

Book Signing
"Black Wings" and "Milestones of Aviation"
Author: Von Hardesty
Thursday, December 3, 2009
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
Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen
Friday, December 4, 2009
11:00 am
America by Air - Gallery 102
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Pitts Special aerobatic airplane in Museum Store

Book Signing
Black Red Tail Angels
Author: Ezra Hill
Friday, December 4, 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
Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen
Saturday, December 5, 2009
11:00 am
America by Air - Gallery 102
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Air Force One

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, December 5, 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, December 5, 2009
12:00 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, December 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
Black Red Tail Angels
Author: Ezra Hill
Saturday, December 5, 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
Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen
Saturday, December 5, 2009
1:30 pm
America by Air - Gallery 102
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Hell Hawks!

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, December 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
Black Red Tail Angels
Author: Ezra Hill
Sunday, December 6, 2009
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Space Race Exhibition

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The Chinese Manned Space Program
Presenter: Dr. Ross Irwin
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen
Thursday, December 10, 2009
11:00 am
America by Air - Gallery 102
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book cover: Smithsonian Atlas of Space Exploration

Book Signing
"Atlas of Space" and "Earth From Space"
Author: Andrew Johnston and Roger D. Launius
Thursday, December 10, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book cover: Spacesuits

Book Signing
Spacesuits
Author: Amanda Young and Mark A. Avino
Thursday, December 10, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Hubble Imaging Space and Time

Book Signing
Hubble: Imaging Space and Time
Author: David DeVorkin
Thursday, December 10, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book cover: Robots in Space

Book Signing
Robots in Space
Author: Roger D. Launius
Thursday, December 10, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book cover: Right Stuff, Wrong Sex

Book Signing
Right Stuff, Wrong Sex
Author: Margaret Weitekamp
Thursday, December 10, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: After Sputnik

Book Signing
After Sputnik
Author: Martin Collins
Thursday, December 10, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book cover: Internet Alley

Book Signing
"Internet Alley" and "Modern Computing"
Author: Paul E. Ceruzzi
Thursday, December 10, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book cover: In Plane View

Book Signing
In Plane View
Author: Carolyn Russo
Thursday, December 10, 2009
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Von Braun

Book Signing
Von Braun
Author: Michael Neufeld
Thursday, December 10, 2009
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Ask an Expert
All You Need is Love: The ATS 1 Satellite, the Beatles, and the Cold War
Presenter: Martin Collins
Thursday, December 10, 2009
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free





Public Observatory

Star Gazing at the Observatory
Thursday, December 10, 2009
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Public Observatory
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Sara Seager

The John N. Bahcall Lecture
Astrobiology and the Search for Life Beyond Earth
Presenter: Sara Seager
Thursday, December 10, 2009
7:30 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
Author: David DeVorkin
Thursday, December 10, 2009
9:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Suitcase Stories with Judith Gravitz
Friday, December 11, 2009
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, December 11, 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
Tuskegee Airmen
Author: Col. Charles McGee
Friday, December 11, 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
Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen
Saturday, December 12, 2009
11:00 am
America by Air - Gallery 102
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, December 12, 2009
12:00 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, December 12, 2009
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, December 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
Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen
Saturday, December 12, 2009
1:30 pm
America by Air - Gallery 102
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Air Force One

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, December 13, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Animals Aloft

Smithsonian Channel
Premiere of "Animals Aloft"
Sunday, December 13, 2009
8:00 pm
Smithsonian Channel HD





Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

Ask an Expert
Earth Observations from Apollo-Soyuz – The Smithsonian Experiment
Presenter: Dr. Ted A. Maxwell
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Space Race - Gallery 114
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Mommy’s Little Star by Janet Bingham
Thursday, December 17, 2009
11:00 am
Moving Beyond Earth - Gallery 113
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Commuter Airlines of the US

Book Signing
"Fallicies & Fantasies", "Airlines Asia", "Airlines Latin America", "Airlines US" and "Airlines of Pan America"
Author: Ron Davies
Thursday, December 17, 2009
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





<em>Enola Gay </em> at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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Inside the Enola Gay: A Visual Tour
Presenter: Roger Connor
Thursday, December 17, 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
Mommy’s Little Star by Janet Bingham
Friday, December 18, 2009
11:00 am
Moving Beyond Earth - Gallery 113
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Airplanes, Airplanes, Airplanes! with Guest Storyteller, Swatantar Mann
Saturday, December 19, 2009
11:00 am
America by Air - Gallery 102
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Hell Hawks!

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, December 19, 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, December 19, 2009
12:00 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, December 19, 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
Airplanes, Airplanes, Airplanes! with Guest Storyteller, Swatantar Mann
Saturday, December 19, 2009
1:30 pm
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





America In Space

Smithsonian Channel
Premiere of "History In HD: America In Space"
Sunday, December 20, 2009
8:00 pm
Smithsonian Channel HD





The Last Bomb

Smithsonian Channel
Premiere of "History In HD: The Last Bomb"
Sunday, December 20, 2009
8:00 pm
Smithsonian Channel HD





Goddard Rocket (1941)

Ask an Expert
Robert Goddard and the Smithsonian Moon Flap
Presenter: Michael Neufeld
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Book Signing
Christopher's Little Airplane
Author: Mark James
Saturday, December 26, 2009
10:00 am to 5:30 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Book Cover: Air Force One

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, December 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
"Air & Space", "Panda Promise", "Cherry Blossom Friends", "Mammal Animal" and "Butterfly Friends"
Author: Corkey Hay DeSimone
Sunday, December 27, 2009
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Hell Hawks!

Book Signing
"Hell Hawks" and "Air Force One"
Author: Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, December 27, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





North American X-15 in Milestones of Flight

Ask an Expert
The Hypersonic Aerodynamics of the X-15
Presenter: John Anderson
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Mommy’s Little Star by Janet Bingham
Thursday, December 31, 2009
11:00 am
Moving Beyond Earth - Gallery 113
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.

Follow on Twitter at @SIObservatory


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