Explore the past, present, and future of flight and space exploration at the Milestones in Aviation and Space family day. Celebrate the amazing accomplishments in aviation and aerospace, from the glamorous early days of air travel to the future of commercial space flight. With presentations and hands-on activities, this family day will have something to offer everyone! 

TIMED PRESENTATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

NASA Astronaut Pat Forrester
11:00 am and 1:00 pm
In Moving Beyond Earth

Flights of Fancy Story Time
Lisa's Airplane Trip by Anne Gutman
11:00 am and 1:30 pm
In America by Air

Observe the Sky
11:00 am to 3:00 pm (weather permitting)
In the Phoebe Waterman Haas Public Observatory

Milestones of Flight Presentations
Hear from Museum staff members about the new Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall, including: 

  • Spirit of St. Louis with aeronautics curator Bob van der Linden
  • Star Trek starship Enterprise with space history curator Margaret Weitekamp
  • Conservation
  • The new interactive wall with Vicki Portway and Sarah Banks

Look for them between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm
In Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall

The Clipped Wings
Learn about the Clipped Wings, an organization of former, retired, and current United and Capital Airlines flight attendants.
11:30 am and 1:30 pm
In America By Air

First Flight Around the World
Meet Museum archivists and see the documents used to research the book First Flight Around the World. 
In the Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera
Speak to members of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) team
Between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm
In A New Moon Rises 

ALL DAY ACTIVITIES (10:00 am to 3:00 pm)

Early Stewardesses
Talk to reenactors portraying early stewardesses
In America by Air

Luggage Tags and Travel Stickers
In America by Air

Star Trek Tribble Math
In Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall 

STEM Playgound
Design Build Test: Wings and Design a Lunar Lander
In Looking at Earth

Mission Patches and Snoopy Caps
In Space Race

Astronaut Training and Space Suit Photo Opportunity
In Apollo to the Moon

Build Binoculars and Go Plane Spotting
In Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery and World War II Aviation

BOOK SIGNING

Book Signing: Tim Grove
Tim Grove, Chief of Museum Learning at the National Air and Space Museum will sign copies of his books First Flight Around the World and Milestones of Flight: From Hot-Air Balloons to SpaceShipOne.
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Outside the Museum Store

Book Signing: Jared Haworth
Jared Haworth will sign copies of his book We Report Space. 
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Outside the Museum Store

This program is made possible through the generous support of Boeing.

This program is made possible through the generous support of Boeing.

How to attend

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

6th St. and Independence Ave SW. Washington, DC 20560
Throughout Location