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Events for April 12, 2013
  
Ramsden Sextant

Exhibit Opening
Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There
Friday, April 12
10:00 am
Time and Navigation - Gallery 213
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





The International Space Station (ISS)

Demonstration
Space Station Sensation
Friday, April 12
10:30 am
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Hot Air Henry by Mary Calhoun
Friday, April 12
11:00 am
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight - Gallery 208
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Story Time at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Story Time
"Flights of Fancy" — Stories for Children
Lisa’s Airplane Trip by Anne Gutman and Lettice the Flying Rabbit by Mandy Stanley
Friday, April 12
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free





Prominence on the Sun - July 26, 2012

Telescopic Observing
Observe the Skies
Friday, April 12
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
Friday, April 12
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Explainer with kid in How Things Fly

Demonstration
Forces of Flight
Friday, April 12
12:30 pm
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





The International Space Station (ISS)

Demonstration
Space Station Sensation
Friday, April 12
1:30 pm
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Paper Airplane Contest

Demonstration
Paper Airplane Contest
Friday, April 12
2:30 pm
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Explainer with kid in How Things Fly

Demonstration
Forces of Flight
Friday, April 12
3:30 pm
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





The International Space Station (ISS)

Demonstration
Space Station Sensation
Friday, April 12
4:30 pm
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Paper Airplane Contest

Demonstration
Paper Airplane Contest
Friday, April 12
5:30 pm
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Explainer with kid in How Things Fly

Demonstration
Forces of Flight
Friday, April 12
6:30 pm
How Things Fly - Gallery 109
Museum in Washington, DC
Admission: Free





Andrea M. Ghez

Lecture
The Monster at the Heart of the Milky Way
Andrea M. Ghez, Professor of Astronomy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, UCLA
Friday, April 12
7:30 pm
Airbus IMAX Theater
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Admission: Free, Registration Required





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