We Share STEM! Connecting Across Cultures
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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Free, Parking $15
Celebrate the global feats in the fields of science, math, technology, and engineering. Meet scientists and engineers who are active in fields such as robotics, aerospace design, and aviation, and develop your own skills through hands-on activities. This family day is presented in collaboration with Smithsonian Latino Center.
Timed Presentations
Timed presentations will take place in the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the nose of Space Shuttle Discovery.
- Meet the NASA Space Shuttle Discovery Engineer Team
Learn what it takes to build a space shuttle.
11:00 am - "Ask Me" Career Talk with Valerie Neal, Space History Curator
Discover what a historian of science and technology does at the National Air and Space Museum
12:30 pm - "Sally Ride: Who Wants to Be an Astronaut" Character Performance by Mary Ann Jung
1:00 pm
Timed Activities
Timed activities take place in the Boeing Aviation Hangar.
- Portable Plantetarium Show: One World, One Sky
10:30 am, 11:45 am, 1:00 pm, and 2:30 pm - Portable Planetarium Show: Skies Tonight
11:15 am, 12:30 pm, 1:45 pm, and 3:15 pm - Flights of Fancy Story Time and Hands-on Activity
10:30 am, 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, and 2:00 pm
All Day Activities
Join in career talks and hands-on activities hosted by local science, technology, engineering, and math professionals. Activities will take place in various locations in the Udvar-Hazy Center.
- Meet Latino STEM professionals participating in the Smithsonian Latino Center’s iDescubra! Meet the Science Expert Series.
- Make puff mobiles and snap circuits with the Society of Women Engineers Baltimore Washington Section.
- Talk to St. Thomas More Cathedral School students about their STMSAT-1 CubeSat satelitte that was launched from the International Space Station in May 2016.
- Try hands-on learning through discussion with Museum Discovery Stations and Interactives.
- Explore how nuclear power is used to create electricity with the U.S. Women in Nuclear Global organization.
- Participate in da Vinci Challenge: Build a Drone Workshop hands-on activities with the Kashmir World Foundation staff.
- Program an Ozobot to complete its mission to discover and explore a new planet.
- Try your hand at the Paper Airplane Design Challenge.
Book Signings
Book signings take place on the upper level across from the Museum store. Books are available for purchase.
- Col. Wolfgang Samuel
Meet the author of American Raiders, Coming to Colorado, German Boy, Glory Days, I Always Wanted to Fly, In Defense of Freedom, The War of Our Childhood, and Watson's Whizzers.
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm - Mark James
Meet the author of Christopher's Kite, Christopher's Little Airplane, and Christopher's LIttle Airplane Coloring Book.
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
The Heritage Family Day Series is made possible through the generous support of Northrop Grumman Corporation.
The Heritage Family Day Series is made possible through the generous support of Northrop Grumman Corporation.
How to attend
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway Chantilly, VA 20151
We rely on the generous support of donors, sponsors, members, and other benefactors to share the history and impact of aviation and spaceflight, educate the public, and inspire future generations. With your help, we can continue to preserve and safeguard the world’s most comprehensive collection of artifacts representing the great achievements of flight and space exploration.
Support the Museum
We rely on the generous support of donors, sponsors, members, and other benefactors to share the history and impact of aviation and spaceflight, educate the public, and inspire future generations. With your help, we can continue to preserve and safeguard the world’s most comprehensive collection of artifacts representing the great achievements of flight and space exploration.