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Events for February 23, 2013
  
African American Pioneers in Aviation Family Day

Family Day
African American Pioneers in Aviation
Saturday, February 23
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Throughout the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Explainers Assist a Young Visitor in the How Things Fly

Demonstration
Inventing the Airplane
Saturday, February 23
10:30 am
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh
Saturday, February 23
11:00 am
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Explainer with kid in How Things Fly

Demonstration
Forces of Flight
Saturday, February 23
11:30 am
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Prominence on the Sun - July 26, 2012

Telescopic Observing
Observe the Skies
Saturday, February 23
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Public Observatory
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, February 23
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, February 23
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





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

Book Signing
German Boy
Author: Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Saturday, February 23
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





Tuskegee Airman Book

Book Signing
Tuskegee Airman: The Biography of Charles E. McGee, Air Force Fighter, Combat Record Holder
Author: Col. Charles E. McGee
Saturday, February 23
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Parking $15





The International Space Station (ISS)

Demonstration
Space Station Sensation
Saturday, February 23
12:30 pm
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Explainers Assist a Young Visitor in the How Things Fly

Demonstration
Inventing the Airplane
Saturday, February 23
1:30 pm
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh
Saturday, February 23
1:30 pm
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Explainer with kid in How Things Fly

Demonstration
Forces of Flight
Saturday, February 23
2:30 pm
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





The International Space Station (ISS)

Demonstration
Space Station Sensation
Saturday, February 23
3:30 pm
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Explainers Assist a Young Visitor in the How Things Fly

Demonstration
Inventing the Airplane
Saturday, February 23
4:30 pm
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Chandra

Smithsonian's Stars Lecture Series
A Universe of Data: How we get Science out of Space Telescopes
Jonathan McDowell, Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Saturday, February 23
5:15 pm to 6:45 pm
Albert Einstein Planetarium
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free, Tickets Required





Public Observatory

Telescopic Observing
Stargazing at the Public Observatory
Saturday, February 23
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Public Observatory
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





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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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