Gliders on display, unique exhibits, opportunities for pilots SEATTLE – On March 14-15 the Museum hosts Soaring Expo, an annual exhibition of everything about gliders and the sport of motorless flight. Full-size gliders and radio-controlled [Read More]
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Douglas A-4F Skyhawk becomes Douglas A-4F Seahawk SEATTLE – Due to the extraordinary events that will be occurring on Feb. 1 in Phoenix, Ariz., The Museum of Flight will be temporarily renaming one of its [Read More]
The first commercial spacecraft on-view for only 3 days SEATTLE – Museum of Flight visitors can experience the past, present and future of space travel during the three-day showing of the pioneering SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, [Read More]
NASA astrophysicist Amber Straughn shares insights about the Hubble’s successor SEATTLE – NASA astrophysicist Dr. Amber Straughn will deliver a free lecture about the James Webb Space Telescope at The Museum of Flight on Jan. [Read More]
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is offering its Electronic Navigation for Non-Technical People workshop on Saturday, January 10 from 10 a.m. to noon, with class size limited and pre-registration needed. “Interest in this program is [Read More]
International leaders in spaceflight to speak at Nov. 20-22 “Delta-v Spacefest” SEATTLE, Nov. 8, 2014–An international roster of astronauts, leading space entrepreneurs, and designers of space-themed games will be the featured speakers at The Museum [Read More]
Museum will accept aircraft from The Boeing Company during ceremony with Boeing employees and flight crews, Dreamliner open to the public SEATTLE – On Nov. 8, The Museum of Flight will become the first museum [Read More]
Learn more about these misunderstood creatures and take part in our costume parade CINCINNATI – Get up close and personal with live bats and learn more about these incredible creatures through hands-on activities, games and [Read More]
Free admission for costumed children, eight galleries of holiday activities SEATTLE – Every year around Halloween, The Museum of Flight becomes The Museum of Fright. On Sunday, Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. [Read More]
Rare pairing of Boeing legends Joe Sutter and Brien Wygle to talk about the plane that changed air travel SEATTLE – In a program Oct. 18 at 2 p.m., the “father of the Boeing 747,” [Read More]
Shuttered for decades, interior of first Jumbo Jet finally revealed SEATTLE – The first Boeing 747 was never an airliner. For over 25 years it was used by Boeing for flight tests until the plane [Read More]
Prelude to Dec. 4 Orion Mission SEATTLE – Nicholas Patrick, former NASA Shuttle Astronaut, will present on the Orion Program, its differences from the shuttle, and the future of NASA’s manned space exploration. The event [Read More]
SEATTLE – The Museum of Flight and the National Association of Rocketry celebrate model rocketry with rocket launches, exhibits, family workshops, and a special presentation by Vern Estes, founder of Estes Industries–whose name is synonymous [Read More]
Cincinnati Under the Sea now open at Cincinnati Museum Center through October 26 CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Museum Center will highlight its impressive collection of Ordovician fossils in Cincinnati Under the Sea, an exhibit that runs [Read More]
This two-day conference on 2–3 October 2014, presents cross-disciplinary collaborations from the fields of visual art, science, architecture and performing arts. How are these collaborations manifested within the arts, and how do they add to [Read More]
Sixteen-year restoration of warbird complete SEATTLE – After 16 years of meticulous restoration, The Museum of Flight’s 70-year-old General Motors FM-2 Wildcat fighter plane is now on permanent display in the Museum’s World War II [Read More]
The National Air and Space Museum presents a “Heritage Family Day” series celebrating ethnic and cultural diversity. The series coincides with national observances, focusing specifically on the contributions that diverse communities have made to aviation [Read More]
The Biogen Idec Foundation has awarded the Museum of Science, Boston a $2.5 million grant to support its Hall of Human Life exhibition. In addition, the dynamic multi-media laboratory at the exhibit’s focal point will [Read More]