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October, 2008 Events
  
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NASA 50 years later
Michael Neufeld
Wednesday, October 01
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Family Day

Living and Working in Space
Saturday, October 04
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

The Rising Sun
authors Jerome Beser and Jack Spangler
Saturday, October 04
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Story Time

"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
"Astronaut Handbook" by Megan McCarthy
Saturday, October 04
11:30 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Story Time

"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
"Astronaut Handbook" by Megan McCarthy
Saturday, October 04
1:30 pm
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
author, Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, October 05
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

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Turn that Plane! Wing Warping and Ailerons
Tom Crouch
Wednesday, October 08
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

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The Poseidon C3 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile
Presenter: Tom Lassman
Thursday, October 09
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

To Fly and Fight
author, Bud Anderson
Thursday, October 09
7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
National Mall Building
Admission: Free, Tickets Required
  
 

General Electric Aviation Lecture

An Evening with Colonel Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson
Thursday, October 09
8:00 pm
Lockheed Martin Imax Theater
National Mall Building
Admission: Free, Tickets Required
  
 

Book Signing

Pilot's Journey
author, George Norfleet and Curtis Christopher Robinson
Saturday, October 11
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Story Time

"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
"Astronaut Handbook" by Megan McCarthy
Saturday, October 11
11:30 am
Space Race - Gallery 114
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

The God Machine
author, James R. Chiles
Saturday, October 11
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Story Time

"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
"Astronaut Handbook" by Megan McCarthy
Saturday, October 11
1:30 pm
Space Race - Gallery 114
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

Air Force One
author, Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, October 12
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Book Signing

Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
author, Robert F. Dorr
Monday, October 13
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

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Mars
Dr. Kathryn Fishbaugh
Wednesday, October 15
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Story Time

"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
"Saturn for My Birthday" by John McGranaghan
Saturday, October 18
10:30 am
Space Race - Gallery 114
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

Saturn for My Birthday
author, John McGranaghan
Saturday, October 18
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Story Time

"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
"Astronaut Handbook" by Megan McCarthy
Saturday, October 18
11:30 am
Space Race - Gallery 114
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

Floating to Space: The Airship to Orbit Program
author, John Powell
Saturday, October 18
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

Air Force One
author, Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, October 18
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Story Time

"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
"Astronaut Handbook" by Megan McCarthy
Saturday, October 18
1:30 pm
Space Race - Gallery 114
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

Floating to Space: The Airship to Orbit Program
author, John Powell
Sunday, October 19
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Book Signing

Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
author, Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, October 19
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Opening

Official Launch of the Flights of Fancy Early Childhood School Programs
Rockin’ Tots at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
Wednesday, October 22
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Space Race - Gallery 114
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

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Gene Kranz, His White Vest and Apollo 13
Margaret Weitekamp
Wednesday, October 22
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

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Charles A. Lindbergh and the American Consumer: The Stanley King Collection
Dominick A. Pisano
Thursday, October 23
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Story Time

"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
"Astronaut Handbook" by Megan McCarthy
Saturday, October 25
11:30 am
Space Race - Gallery 114
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
author, Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, October 25
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

Christopher's Little Airplane
author, Mark James
Saturday, October 25
12:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  Note: Parking is $10 from 4:00pm - 8:00pm.  Free drop off for buses, shuttles and taxis only.  Annual Parking Pass holders park for free.
  
 

Book Signing

Terror of the Autumn Skies
author, Blaine Pardoe
Saturday, October 25
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Story Time

"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
"Astronaut Handbook" by Megan McCarthy
Saturday, October 25
1:30 pm
Space Race - Gallery 114
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Halloween Event

Air & Scare
Halloween Family Evening at the Udvar-Hazy Center
Saturday, October 25
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Throughout the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $10
  Note: Parking is $10 from 4:00pm - 8:00pm.  Free drop off for buses, shuttles and taxis only.  Annual Parking Pass holders park for free.
  
 

Saturday Star Party

Enjoy the Night Sky!
Sky Meadows State Park, near Paris, Virginia
Saturday, October 25
6:15 pm to 10:00 pm
Sky Meadows State Park, near Paris, Virginia
Admission: Free
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Book Signing

Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
author, Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, October 26
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Book Signing

To a Distant Day: The Rocket Pioneers
Chris Gainor
Sunday, October 26
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

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SpaceShipOne -- Skirting the Edge of Space and then Hanging from our Ceiling
Presenter: Samantha Snell
Wednesday, October 29
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

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