After over two years of planning, the Buffalo Museum of Science has opened its new health sciences studio, Explore YOU presented by Independent Health. It is the first of eight permanent science studios the museum [Read More]
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The National Air and Space Museum and NASA will invite 30 of their social media followers to the first “NASA Social” April 19 to welcome space shuttle Discovery to the National Collection. Registration opens at [Read More]
Gliders, films, lectures and pilots take flight at annual Soaring Expo The member clubs of the Seattle Glider Council again present a glimpse into the fascinating world of silent flight at Soaring Expo 2012 during [Read More]
Space Shuttle Discovery, the longest-serving orbiter in the space shuttle fleet, will be accepted into the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum collection at the museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. on on [Read More]
Blackbird crew shares tales, photos, books about secret flights at Mach 3 On March 24 from 6 to 9 p.m, veteran USAF SR-71 Blackbird spyplane crew Brian Shul and Walt Watson will share their experiences [Read More]
he Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is offering a series of activities to celebrate the acquisition of the space shuttle Discovery. The event will begin when the orbiter arrives in the Washington metro area [Read More]
The Science Museum in London presents HEXEN 2.0, a major new exhibition by artist Suzanne Treister, as part of its contemporary arts programme, on view 7 March–1 May 2012. Suzanne Treister, HEXEN 2.0/Historical Diagrams/From ARPANET [Read More]
The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum announced the release of its collection dataset, which will broaden access and allow for increased analysis of the museum’s object holdings. Basic museum data for more than 60 percent [Read More]
Women Fly! is an annual event that gives young women the rare opportunity to meet dozens of exceptional women in aerospace professions. The two-day, March 2-3 program includes Friday networking activities for young women and [Read More]
New images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft show that the moon’s crust is being slightly stretched, forming small valleys—at least in some small areas. High-resolution images obtained by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera provide [Read More]
The Museum of Printing History presents QWERTY: A Typewriter Retrospective on view through March 10, 2012. Typewriters inhabit a special place in the American psyche. No longer in widespread use, typewriters have been outsourced by [Read More]
Smithsonian Theaters will present its newest giant screen film, Rescue 3D. The feature will open March 2 at the National Air and Space Museum’s Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater on the National Mall. The 3-D IMAX [Read More]
A model of the tug Torrent has recently been restored and will be unveiled to the public as part of the new Push and Pull: Life on Chesapeake Tugboats exhibit, opening at the Chesapeake Bay [Read More]
What makes an airplane fly? How does a spacecraft stay in orbit? Why does a balloon float in the air? These and many other questions are answered in the How Things Fly website, a companion [Read More]
SEATTLE, – The Museum has taken delivery of the first large artifact for its new Space Gallery – a Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft. Charles Simonyi (left) shakes hands with The Museum of Flight Senior Curator Dan [Read More]
SEATTLE – On the eve of the 50th anniversary of astronaut John Glenn’s historic orbital flight, historian Roger Launius’ Feb. 19 presentation at the Museum will reconsider the Project Mercury space program and the individuals [Read More]
The robot R2-D2 and other Star Wars characters will be among the guests at the annual Northwest Scale Modelers Show at the Museum on Feb. 18 and 19. The NorthWest Scale Modelers membership will push [Read More]
SEATTLE, – On March 24 from 6 to 9 p.m, veteran SR-71 Blackbird spyplane crew Brian Shul and Col. Walt Watson will share their experiences at “Spy Pilot Chronicles,” a Museum event that includes a [Read More]