National Air and Space Museum
Weekend Events July 8-10: Space Shuttles, the Nationals and Assassins
Watch the last space shuttle liftoff, take part in Nationals Baseball Family Day and take a peek into the Made in Hong Kong Film Festival
July 07, 2011 |
By Brittany Dant
Weekend Events July 1-3: Air and Space Museum’s 35th Birthday, Babe Ruth and Cave temples of China
This weekend watch the first IMAX movie to show at the Air and Space Museum, a look into the life of Babe Ruth and a journey into the Sackler's Echoes of the Past exhibit.
June 30, 2011 |
By Brittany Dant
The List: Six Things You Didn’t Know About the Air and Space Museum on its 35th Anniversary
Since it opened on July 1, 1976, the museum has hosted a grand total of 303,674,128 visitors
June 29, 2011 |
By Julie Mianecki
Weekend Events June 24-26: Castle Tour, Stories for Children and Portrait Gallery Exploration
The weekend of June 24-26, take a look inside the Smithsonian Castle, a story you and your children will love and a new way to view the National Portrait Gallery
June 23, 2011 |
By Brittany Dant
Q & A: Nichelle Nichols, AKA Lt. Uhura, and NASA
Actress Nichelle Nichols on playing Lt. Uhura, Star Trek fame, and how she she helped create opportunities for women and minorities in space
June 23, 2011 |
By Arcynta Ali Childs
378 Years Ago Today: Galileo Forced to Recant
Curator David DeVorkin, an expert on the history of astronomy who has been known to stargaze with Galileo himself, tells the real story
June 22, 2011 |
By Julie Mianecki
Weekend Events: June 17-19: Sun Spots, Tom Hanks, and the Greensboro Lunch Counter
Visit the Smithsonian museums to look at some of the wonders of the universe and dive into the Portrait Gallery for a double feature
June 16, 2011 |
By Brittany Dant
Events June 13-17: Star-Spangled Banner, Sketch Time, Honeybees, Laundry and Balloons
During the week of June 13, spend an afternoon drawing, get some old school laundry tips, recreate a piece of American history and much more
June 13, 2011 |
By Brittany Dant
Weekend Events June 10-12: Cosmic Collisions, The Pony Express, Grand Canyon 3D
This weekend at the Smithsonian museums, take a 3D ride on a river raft, follow a zipping comet through Earth's atmosphere or jump on the trail to learn about the Pony Express
June 09, 2011 |
By Brittany Dant
A Reenactment of Civil War Era Reconnaissance Ballooning
See history retold at the Air and Space Museum this weekend and meet Abraham Lincoln and the balloonist Thaddeus Lowe
June 09, 2011 |
By Julie Mianecki
Weekend events June 3-5: Thunder God, Craft Invitational, Jazz at American Art
Events for the weekend of June 3-4 include jazz, a Nigerian art lecture, and Family Day at the Renwick
June 02, 2011 |
By Michelle Strange
The Smithsonian Spelling Bee
On the eve of the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee, we present a list of some of the toughest words to spell from around the Smithsonian
June 01, 2011 |
By Arcynta Ali Childs
Andy Warhol, Annie Leibovitz, Norman Rockwell Featured in NASA|ART
These famous artists and many others are among those with works in the Air and Space Museum's newest art exhibit
May 31, 2011 |
By Arcynta Ali Childs
Events May 31-June 3: Space Race, George Ault, Mummies Sneak Peek, Meet a Scientist
The event listings for the week of May 31, 2011
May 31, 2011 |
By Michelle Strange
Events for the Week of May 23-27: Grand Canyon, Aviator’s Lecture, Lincoln and More
Events for the week of May 23-May 27 include the annual Lindbergh lecture, film screenings and the close of the Lincoln exhibit at the American History Museum
May 23, 2011 |
By Michelle Strange
What Is It Like to View a Space Shuttle Launch?
After weeks of delays, this morning we finally witnessed the final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour. Today, at 8:56 a.m. EST, the crew of the Endeavour, with Mark Kelly (husband to Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords) in command, lifted off at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fir...
May 16, 2011 |
By Megan Gambino
Weekend events May 13 - May 15: Cosmic Collisions, "Metropolis" With Music, Stripmall Ballads
Friday, May 13 Not Your Father's Planetarium ShowCosmic Collisions, a planetarium show, is the story of a speeding comet that collides with Earth's atmosphere. Zipping along at 40 million years per second, the film takes visitors on a journey through time and space that includes colossal impacts...
May 13, 2011 |
By Michelle Strange
The List- Five Must-See Butterfly Spots Around the Mall
It is said that April showers bring May flowers. So what do May flowers bring? Pollen, which attracts bees (and attacks the sinuses), and nectar which feeds the butterflies, emblematic of the welcome change in seasons. We know it's spring when we start to see butterflies again, but how do butterfli...
May 12, 2011 |
By Arcynta Ali Childs
Events for May 9-May 13: Harry Potter, Cultural Dialogue, "Cosmic Collisions"
Monday, May 9 -- Beautiful butterfliesWith new summer hours in place, you can stroll through this special butterfly exhibit with exotic plants and live butterflies from around the world until the last entry at 6 PM. Tickets are required, however and rates are as follows: $6 for adults; $5.50 for ...
May 09, 2011 |
By Michelle Strange
On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard Went to Outer Space and Came Home
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first American in space. At 9:37 AM on May 5, 1961, the Freedom 7 spacecraft, now a Smithsonian artifact, was launched from Cape Canaveral, lobbing Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard Jr. (1923-1998) to an altitude of 116.5 miles. Shepard tested out the spacecraf...
May 05, 2011 |
By Arcynta Ali Childs
