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Events for March 2, 2013
  
Explainer with kid in How Things Fly

Demonstration
Forces of Flight
Saturday, March 2
10:30 am
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Lisa’s Airplane Trip by Anne Gutman
Saturday, March 2
11:00 am
America by Air - Gallery 102
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Explainers Assist a Young Visitor in the How Things Fly

Demonstration
Inventing the Airplane
Saturday, March 2
11:30 am
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Book Cover: Courage Has No Color

Book Signing
Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers
Author: Tanya Lee Stone
Saturday, March 2
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Prominence on the Sun - July 26, 2012

Telescopic Observing
Observe the Skies
Saturday, March 2
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, March 2
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, March 2
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
Saturday, March 2
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, March 2
12:30 pm
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Explainer with kid in How Things Fly

Demonstration
Forces of Flight
Saturday, March 2
1:30 pm
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Lisa’s Airplane Trip by Anne Gutman
Saturday, March 2
1:30 pm
America by Air - Gallery 102
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Explainers Assist a Young Visitor in the How Things Fly

Demonstration
Inventing the Airplane
Saturday, March 2
2:30 pm
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





The International Space Station (ISS)

Demonstration
Space Station Sensation
Saturday, March 2
3:30 pm
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Explainer with kid in How Things Fly

Demonstration
Forces of Flight
Saturday, March 2
4:30 pm
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Galaxies

Smithsonian's Stars Lecture Series
Robots and Humans Unite: A Decade of Astronomical Discovery with Hectospec
Dan Fabricant, Senior Physicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Associate Director, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Saturday, March 2
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, March 2
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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