Timed Events:
"Smoky Bear in Space: NASA and Earth Observation" with Astronaut Joe Acaba and
Jeffery Miller, US Forest Service
Moving Beyond Earth (Gallery 113)
11:30 am & 2:00 pm
Story Time – Regards to the Man in the Moon
Apollo to the Moon (Gallery 210)
11:00 am & 1:30 pm
Museum Highlights Tours in Spanish
Meet at the Welcome Center
11:15 am and 1:30 pm
Visitas Guidada en Español
Empiezan en el centro de información
11:15 am and 1:30 pm
Observe the day time sky
The Phoebe Waterman Hass Public Observatory (outside at southeast corner of building)
12 noon – 3 pm (weather permitting)
Learn Salsa with Eileen Torres
America by Air (Gallery 102)
Time is to be determined.
All Day Presentations:
Milestones of Flight (Gallery 100)
• The Peace Corps
• Hispanic Engineers and Scientists
• Hispanic Aviators
Early Flight (Gallery 107)
• See mini-exhibits on some early Hispanic Aviators
Space Race (Gallery 114)
• Society of Hispanic Engineers
Hands-On:
South Lobby (Gallery 108)
• Design and build a satellite
• Create satellite maps
America by Air (Gallery 102)
• Build a World War II Plane (and learn about World War II Flying Ace Don Lopez)
• Go Plane Spotting (collect spotting card then go to the WWII Gallery)
Space Race (Gallery 114)
• Make an astronaut mission patch
Early Flight (Gallery 107)
• Design an airship inspired by Alberto Santos Dumont
• “Fly” over the Alps with Jorge Chavez
All events are subject to change. Please check the website for updates.
The Heritage Family Day series is made possible by the generous support of Northrop Grumman Corporation.