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    A young man with light brown skin and curly hair wearing a red polo talks to a family with adults and children of all ages, all looking at objects on a cart--except for one young boy who looks up reverently at the Explainer. Event

    Soar Together Family Activities: Explore Air and Space Technology

    Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA, and Presented Online
    In Person: January 10, 2026 | Virtual: Launches January 9, 2026
    A young child with joy on his face holds up an airplane at Soar Together. Event

    Soar Together Family Activities: Computers in Everyday Life

    National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, and Presented Online
    In Person: December 13, 2025 | Virtual: Launches December 12, 2025
    A black and white photo of a woman looking toward the photo taker while she works on a large telescope. Other people around her also work on the telescope. Event

    Cancelled: Soar Together Family Activities: Celebrating Women in Astronomy

    Cancelled, due to government shutdown
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    A black and white image of people dressed as Star Wars characters pretending to battle in front of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Event

    Cancelled: Air & Scare

    Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
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    A young child with joy on his face holds up an airplane at Soar Together. Event

    Soar Together Family Activities: Sky Stories from the Roaring 1920s

    Presented Online
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    A young visitor is rapt with attention as they throw a paper airplane, with a similar line of young visitors behind them. Event

    Soar Together Family Activities: How Things Move Through the Air

    Presented Online
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    A young visitor uses an eclipse viewer they made from eclipse glasses and a paper plate to safely view an annular eclipse. They squint up in concentration. Event

    Soar Together Family Day: The Sun at Maximum Activity

    National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, and Presented Online
    Online: Friday, July 11 | Onsite: Saturday, July 12
    A museum educator reads a picture book to onlooking children. Event

    Story Time: The Earth's Shield

    Presented Online
    July 11, 2025 | 10 am and 1 pm
    A young girl, approximately 4 years old, struts across the Museum floor in a blue denim jumpsuit and red bandana based on Rosie the Riveter. Event

    Soar Together Family Day at Innovations in Flight: World War II on the Homefront

    Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA, and Presented Online
    Online: June 13 | Onsite: June 14
    The noses of two World War II aircraft gleam in the sun as a line of visitors waits to explore them on the tarmac outside the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Event

    Innovations in Flight

    Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
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    Looking into the F-1 nozzle, the injector plate (with holes to inject propellants and added baffles for combustion stabilization) is visible in the center. (Smithsonian Institution) Event

    Soar Together Family Day: The Sounds of Air and Space

    Presented Online
    Virtual: Launches May 2, 2025
    A 1/72 scale diorama depicts four models of Douglas World Cruisers at a refueling stop in Seward, Alaska. The bi-planes sit on water near a dock crowded with activity. Event

    Soar Together Family Day: Aerospace in Miniature

    Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA, and Presented Online
    In Person: April 26, 2025 | Virtual: Launches April 25, 2025