Media opportunities with NASA Science Mission Directorate’s Associate Administrator Thomas Zurbuchen with NASA Aircraft at the Museum SEATTLE – On Aug. 21, the Museum and NASA partner for a free event watching the first total solar eclipse over the entire US in 99 years. The agency’s Gulfstream III science aircraft will be based at the […]
CANCELLED: Due to a family emergency, Scott Parazynski is suspending upcoming appearances. HIS AUG. 12 EVENT AT THE MUSEUM HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Tickets already purchased for this event will be refunded. If there are any questions, please contact the Museum. SEATTLE – On Aug. 12 the Museum will host a reception, lecture and book signing […]
Annual Seafair family festival with fast planes, fast cars, music, food and fun SEATTLE – The Museum’s annual Seafair weekend outdoor festival-by-the-flightline, Jet Blast Bash, offers fast planes, fast cars, music, food and beer with Seattle’s closest seats to the ceremony and thunder of the Blue Angels’ takeoffs and landings. Jet Blast Bash is also […]
PHILADELPHIA — Step into a garden of wonders and experience the fascinating science that’s literally in your own backyard in a new exhibit opening Friday, June 9, at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Backyard Adventures is filled with interactive play stations where families can investigate the great outdoors and discover a hidden […]
Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders joins author of “Apollo 13,” Jeffrey Kluger SEATTLE – On May 20, The Museum of Flight hosts a 1960s-themed music and drinks event, Earthrise: An Evening with Apollo 8, with special guest Jeffery Kluger, best-selling author (with Jim Lovell) of “Apollo 13.” The subject of his new book, “Apollo 8 […]
SEATTLE – On Thursday, May 18 at 10 a.m. The Museum of Flight welcomes members of the press to an exclusive preview of its new exhibit about the 1960s Space Race, APOLLO. Two exciting new announcements will be revealed at the event, and the special guest speaker is explorer David Concannon, who helped lead Bezos […]
SpaceFest 2017: The Lunar Legacy celebrates the opening weekend of the Museum’s new APOLLO exhibit SEATTLE – This year’s SpaceFest: The Lunar Legacy, complements the opening weekend of the Museum’s new APOLLO exhibit with astronauts, space luminaries, family activities and VR experiences. These events are free with Museum admission. Saturday programs include discussions detailing the […]
Recovered golf ball from famous Apollo 14 “Moon Shot” now on exhibit SEATTLE – Some 45 years after tee off, a golf ball, believed to have been the very same ball Alan Shepard shanked on the Moon was found washed up along the coastline in Grays Harbor, WA. This ball is now on display at […]
SEATTLE – Last week the Museum of Flight received a special delivery– a full-scale F-1 rocket engine, received on loan from the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. The F-1 engine remains the most powerful single-nozzle, liquid-fueled rocket engine ever developed. Standing 19 feet tall and 12 feet wide, the installation was a careful and collaborative […]
