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December, 2008 Events
  
Story Time

"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Hare and Tortoise Race to the Moon, an Aesop's fable retold and illustrated by Oliver J. Corwin
Friday, December 05
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

The Race for Space: The United States And the Soviet Union Compete for the New Frontier
author, Betsy Kuhn
Saturday, December 06
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Book Signing

Pilot's Journey
author, George Norfleet and Curtis Christopher Robinson
Saturday, December 06
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
Hare and Tortoise Race to the Moon, an Aesop's fable retold and illustrated by Oliver J. Corwin
Saturday, December 06
11:30 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

Stealth Down
author, Ross Simpson
Saturday, December 06
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Story Time

"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Hare and Tortoise Race to the Moon, an Aesop's fable retold and illustrated by Oliver J. Corwin
Saturday, December 06
1:30 pm
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

At the Controls
Dana Bell
Sunday, December 07
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

Air Force One
author, Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, December 07
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Book Signing

One Hundred Years of World Military Aircraft
authors, Norman Polmar and Dana Bell
Sunday, December 07
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Book Signing

The B-29 Enola Gay
author, Norman Polmar
Sunday, December 07
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Ask an Expert

Streamlining the DC 3
John Anderson
Wednesday, December 10
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Ask an Expert

The Curtiss N-9H: the Naval Jenny
Christopher Moore
Thursday, December 11
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

Rescue of Streetcar 304: A Navy Pilot's Forty Hours on the Run in Laos
author, Kenny Wayne Fields
Friday, December 12
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

Rescue of Streetcar 304: A Navy Pilot's Forty Hours on the Run in Laos
author, Kenny Wayne Fields
Saturday, December 13
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Book Signing

Christopher's Little Airplane
author, Mark James
Saturday, December 13
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Book Signing

The Race for Space: The United States And the Soviet Union Compete for the New Frontier
author, Betsy Kuhn
Saturday, December 13
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Story Time

"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Hare and Tortoise Race to the Moon, an Aesop's fable retold and illustrated by Oliver J. Corwin
Saturday, December 13
11:30 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Story Time

"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Hare and Tortoise Race to the Moon, an Aesop's fable retold and illustrated by Oliver J. Corwin
Saturday, December 13
1:30 pm to
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

How to Live on Mars
author, Robert Zubrin
Saturday, December 13
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
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, December 14
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Ask an Expert

Through a Mirror, Not So Darkly
David DeVorkin
Wednesday, December 17
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm
Milestones of Flight - Gallery 100
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

Hubble: Imaging Space & Time
author, David DeVorkin
Wednesday, December 17
12:15 pm to 12:45 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Ask an Expert

The TDRS Satellites, Or, how the Shuttle and other spacecraft "talk" to Earth
Martin Collins
Thursday, December 18
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free
  
 

Story Time

"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Hare and Tortoise Race to the Moon, an Aesop's fable retold and illustrated by Oliver J. Corwin
Friday, December 19
11:00 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

Pilot's Journey
author, George Norfleet and Curtis Christopher Robinson
Saturday, December 20
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Gallery 101 - Museum Shop
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Story Time

"Flights of Fancy" -- Stories for Children
Hare and Tortoise Race to the Moon, an Aesop's fable retold and illustrated by Oliver J. Corwin
Saturday, December 20
11:30 am
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir
author, Thomas D. Jones
Saturday, December 20
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
Hare and Tortoise Race to the Moon, an Aesop's fable retold and illustrated by Oliver J. Corwin
Saturday, December 20
1:30 pm
Looking at Earth - Gallery 110
National Mall Building
Admission: Free
  
 

Book Signing

Air Force One
author, Robert F. Dorr
Saturday, December 20
2:00 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, December 21
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Book Signing

Air Force One
author, Robert F. Dorr
Friday, December 26
2:00 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
Saturday, December 27
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

Book Signing

Air Force One
author, Robert F. Dorr
Sunday, December 28
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Business Aviation - Gallery 10
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Admission: Free, Parking $12
  
 

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