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NATIONAL AVIATION AND
SPACE MUSEUM 6th and
Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, DC ALL EVENTS ARE FREE
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. Special African American
Pioneers in Aviation Family Days: Saturday, February
10, National Mall. Details Saturday, February
24, Udvar-Hazy Center. Details These events are
made possible through the generous contribution of
the Northrop Grumman Corporation. Photo: In 1932,
James Herman Banning and his mechanic became the
first black aviators to make a trans-continental
flight. Curator's Choice
Lectures A museum staff
member talks to the public about the history,
collection, or personalities related to a specific
artifact or exhibition in the museum. Talks are
free and typically last 10-15 minutes. Click here
for the entire Curator's Choice
schedule. Suits that Never
Flew: NASA's Advanced Extra-Vehicular Suit Program
Thursday, February
1 12:30
p.m. Boeing Aviation
Hangar Steven F.
Udvar-Hazy Center Eugene Bullard: An
African American Fighter Pilot in World War I
Wednesday, February
7 12 p.m. Milestones of
Flight Gallery National Mall
Building A Cure for the
Broken Hearted: Artifical Hearts in America
Wednesday, February
14, 2007 12 p.m. Milestones of
Flight Gallery National Mall
Building The Curtiss F9C-2
Sparrowhawk Thursday, February
15 12:30
p.m. Boeing Aviation
Hangar Steven F.
Udvar-Hazy Center Promises of
Progress: Communications Satellites and Africa
Wednesday, February
21 12 p.m. Milestones of
Flight Gallery National Mall
Building African American
Astronauts from Guy Bluford to Joan Higginbotham
Wednesday, February
28 12 p.m. Milestones of
Flight Gallery National Mall
Building Looking
Ahead Family
Day Women in Aviation
and Space Saturday, March 17,
2007 Steven F.
Udvar-Hazy Center Details Family
Day Kites of
Asia Saturday, March 24,
2007 National Mall
building Details These events are
made possible through the generous support of the
Northrop Grumman Corporation. Exploring Space
Lectures Pluto, Eris, and
the Dwarf Planets of the Outer Solar
System Mike Brown Tuesday,
March 20, 8:00 PM Lockheed Martin IMAX® Theater
National Mall Building Details The Exploring Space
Lectures are made possible by the generous support
of Ball Aerospace & Technologies
Corp. New IMAX®
Movie Hurricane on the
Bayou, is now playing at the Udvar-Hazy Center IMAX
Theater. Specific dates and times are available
online. Hurricane on the
Bayou takes viewers on a breathtaking tour of one
of the most vibrant places in America, the
Louisiana bayou and the city of New Orleans, a
place overflowing with life, music and natural
beauty. Tragically, these wetlands are eroding into
the sea at the speed of one acre every thirty
minutes, leaving the entire region more vulnerable
to major hurricanes. Hurricane on the Bayou offers
an emotional portrayal of this environmental
calamity and the staggering effects of one of the
most devastating natural disasters in American
history, Hurricane Katrina. Produced and
distributed by MacGillivray Freeman Films.
Tickets for all
IMAX movies can be purchased online in
advance. Daily
Activities Docent-led tours
highlight the museum's collection and trace the
history of air and space travel. Daily at 10:30
a.m. and 1 p.m. Both locations. How Do Things Fly?
Live demonstrations and paper airplane contests.
Schedule posted daily at the entrance to How Things
Fly Gallery. National Mall only. Stop, Look,
Discover! Discovery Stations
located throughout the museum. Both
locations. You are receiving
this e-mail because you registered on the Museum's
Web site Pressroom as a member of the
media. email:
nasmmedia@si.edu phone:
202-633-2376 web:
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