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View of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center tower at sunset

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Apollo 11: Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

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Join us for in-person and online events. We have events going on at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, at the Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA, around the DC Metropolitan area, and online.

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A three-dimensional computer simulation of Maat Mons, a volcano on Venus, and nearby topography.
Event

Did Venus Ever Have Oceans?

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
May 28, 2025 | 8 - 9pm
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.
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Innovations in Flight

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
June 14, 2025 | 10am - 3pm
1 - 10 of 32 events
Illustrated book cover for Violet the Pilot, showing a girl and dog in a homemade machine.

Story Time

Story Time: Violet the Pilot

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Thursdays in May 2025 at 11:00 am

Joins us for a reading of Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen and learn about inventive people who have designed and built their own aircraft, just as Violet did.

Illustrated book cover for Violet the Pilot, showing a girl and dog in a homemade machine.

Story Time

Story Time: Violet the Pilot

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Thursdays in May 2025 at 11:00 am

Joins us for a reading of Violet the Pilot by Steve Breen and learn about inventive people who have designed and built their own aircraft, just as Violet did.

Book Cover: Dogs in Space

Story Time

Story Time: Dogs in Space

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Tuesdays and Thursdays in June 2025 at 11:00 am and 11:30 am

Join us for a reading of Dogs in Space by Nancy Coffelt and take a trip through the Solar System to learn about the planets and other space objects.

Book Cover: Dogs in Space

Story Time

Story Time: Dogs in Space

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Tuesdays and Thursdays in June 2025 at 11:00 am and 11:30 am

Join us for a reading of Dogs in Space by Nancy Coffelt and take a trip through the Solar System to learn about the planets and other space objects.

Book Cover: Dogs in Space

Story Time

Story Time: Dogs in Space

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Thursdays in June 2025 at 11:00 am

Join us for a reading of Dogs in Space by Nancy Coffelt and take a trip through the Solar System to learn about the planets and other space objects.

Book Cover: Dogs in Space

Story Time

Story Time: Dogs in Space

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Tuesdays and Thursdays in June 2025 at 11:00 am and 11:30 am

Join us for a reading of Dogs in Space by Nancy Coffelt and take a trip through the Solar System to learn about the planets and other space objects.

Book Cover: Dogs in Space

Story Time

Story Time: Dogs in Space

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Tuesdays and Thursdays in June 2025 at 11:00 am and 11:30 am

Join us for a reading of Dogs in Space by Nancy Coffelt and take a trip through the Solar System to learn about the planets and other space objects.

Book Cover: Dogs in Space

Story Time

Story Time: Dogs in Space

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Thursdays in June 2025 at 11:00 am

Join us for a reading of Dogs in Space by Nancy Coffelt and take a trip through the Solar System to learn about the planets and other space objects.

Book Cover: Dogs in Space

Story Time

Story Time: Dogs in Space

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Tuesdays and Thursdays in June 2025 at 11:00 am and 11:30 am

Join us for a reading of Dogs in Space by Nancy Coffelt and take a trip through the Solar System to learn about the planets and other space objects.

A book cover with a yellow helicopter on it.

Story Time

Story Time: Yellow Copter

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Tuesdays and Thursdays in July 2025 at 11:00 am and 11:30 am

Join us for a reading of Yellow Copter by Kersten Hamilton and learn about how helicopters can be used in rescue missions, for firefighting, for traffic and more!

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