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Since school is out for many Dallas-area students for Spring Break, it’s a perfect time to visit the Frontiers of Flight Museum and explore aviation and space themed family activities March 12-16.

Days of fun hands-on activities ending with an out-of-this world exploration of the STEM in Space

Spring Break blasts off at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, 6911 Lemmon Ave, with an array of exciting, interactive STEM activitiesMonday, March 12 through Thursday, March 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m., concluding with Space STEM Live on Friday, March 16. Space STEM Live caps off the week by exploring NASA’s three big questions with engaging learning stations, shows, and presentations, supported by NASA’s Universe of Learning, in partnership with Smithsonian Affiliations. The event is free with paid museum admission and free for museum members.

Since school is out for many Dallas-area students for Spring Break, it’s a perfect time to visit the Museum and explore aviation and space themed family activities. Visit: https://www.flightmuseum.com/spring-break/.

“This special community event makes learning fun while promoting the importance of STEM education,” says Cheryl Sutterfield-Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Frontiers of Flight Museum.  “We hope to inspire and motivate students to pursue engineering careers to support a diverse and vigorous engineering workforce for tomorrow.”   

During Spring Break, guests at the Frontiers of Flight Museum will enjoy full days of family activities:  

  • Monday-The Moon Explore our largest natural satellite with our “Earth-Moon Surface Comparison” and SPOC Planetarium Shows Land on the Moon and explore moons orbiting other planets in our 45 min show “Fly Me to the Moon,” $5/person, 10:30am, 11:30am
  • Tuesday-Aviation Become an aviator for a day and explore aerodynamics with different types of paper aircraft, Try your hand at piloting a plane with our Flight Simulators, $5/person 10:00am-12:00pm, Build and Test a Frontier Shuttle in our professional model shop, $5/person 10:00am-12:00pm
  • Wednesday-The Solar System Test your knowledge on our planetary neighbors and design a “wind-powered” rocket, explore the surface of the planets on EarthX’s Omniglobe, and SPOC Planetarium Shows Fly through the solar system and beyond the Milky Way in our 45 min show “Trip Through the Solar System,” $5/person, 10:30am, 11:30am
  • Thursday-Weather Learn about the diverse weather in our solar system and create a rain cloud, track weather patterns such as Hurricane Harvey on EarthX’s Omniglobe, and SPOC Planetarium Shows From sunspots to the great red spot, witness some wild weather in our 45 min show “Spot Weather in Space,” $5/person, 10:30am, 11:30am

During Space STEM Live, guests at the Frontiers of Flight Museum will enjoy a full day of family activities:  

  • Learning Stations answering NASA’s 3 Big Questions
    • How did we get here? Learn how astronomers look back in time with telescopes and discover the size of our Universe as we know it by studying the Hubble Deep Field image
    • How does the Universe work? Dive in to the electromagnetic spectrum with NASA’s missions to see through galaxies and explore the effects of gravity from things we can see (planets, stars, etc.) and things we cannot see (dark matter)
    • Are we alone? Detect worlds orbiting other stars with NASA’s Eyes on Exoplanets and identify Earth-like planets that may be fostering life
  • Additional hands-on activities
    • Micro Observatory Capture a real picture with NASA’s own network of telescopes to print out and take home with you
    • Build your own Comet and Galaxy Slime Take home your own out-of-this-world creations
    • Visions of the Universe Brand new-to-the-museum poster exhibit unveiled for the first time
    • SPOC Planetarium Show Answering NASA’s 3 Big Questions, Free to the public
    • Presentations from Leading Scientists Learn from local astrophysicists Dr. Lindsay King and Dr. Kat Barger on how they are answering NASA’s three big questions, free with paid regular admission, limited number of tickets
  • “This event is supported by NASA’s Universe of Learning, in partnership with Smithsonian Affiliations.”

For more information on how you can participate in Spring Break and Space STEM Live at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in March visit: www.flightmuseum.com.

About the Frontiers of Flight Museum

The Frontiers of Flight Museum is conveniently located just north of downtown on Lemmon Avenue at the southeast side of Dallas Love Field Airport, north of Mockingbird Lane. Housed in a modern 100,000-square-foot facility, the Museum provides a focal point to explore the history and progress of aviation, as mankind continues to pursue going higher, faster and farther. Hours of operation: Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.  Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (65+) $8; Youths/Students (3-17) $7 and children under 3 are free.  For more information, visit www.flightmuseum.com.

 

 
 
 
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Frontiers of Flight Museum celebrates Engineers Week Family Day with an array of STEM education festivities, hands-on activities and interactive demonstrations on Feb. 19.

The Frontiers of Flight Museum will kick off its Engineers Week Family Day celebration with a host of fun, hands-on STEM activities on Monday, Feb. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The event is free with paid museum admission and free for museum members.

Since school is out for many Dallas-area students in commemoration of the Presidents’ Day holiday, it’s a perfect time to visit the Museum and explore mind-expanding engineering and interactive learning opportunities. Visit: https://www.flightmuseum.com/event/engineers-week-family-day-2/.

The Frontiers of Flight Museum joins the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) in its efforts to help raise a diverse and well-educated future workforce in STEM related careers.

“Our Engineers Week Family Day is one of the only events of its kind in our community to celebrate how engineers make a difference in our world and help increase the public dialogue about the need for engineers,” says Cheryl Sutterfield-Jones, Frontiers of Flight Museum CEO.  “Our event also helps bring engineering to life for kids, educators and parents.”

The Museum is part of a national coalition dedicated to raising public awareness of engineers’ positive contributions to our society.  “This special community event makes learning fun while promoting the importance of STEM education,” says Sutterfield-Jones.  “We hope to inspire and motivate students to pursue engineering careers to support a diverse and vigorous engineering workforce for tomorrow.”  

 During Engineers Week Family Day, guests at the Frontiers of Flight Museum will enjoy a full day of family activities:  

  • Fluor Engineering Challenge: Build and test a catapult competing against kid-engineers all across the nation.
  • Frontier Flyer: Explore the engineering advancements around and inside our own educationally adapted airplane.
  • SPOC Planetarium Shows: New this year - public shows inside our portable planetarium! Follow Curiosity’s footprints on Mars and learn about the many engineering challenges we face as we attempt to colonize the red planet (Additional $5 cost). 
  • Model Building: Construct your own Frontier Shuttle in our professional model shop.
  • College Engineering Programs: Hear from local colleges about their engineering opportunities as your children plan their futures.

For more information on how you can participate in Engineers Week Family Day at the Frontiers of Flight Museum on Feb. 19 visit:  www.flightmuseum.com.

About the Frontiers of Flight Museum

The Frontiers of Flight Museum is conveniently located just north of downtown on Lemmon Avenue at the southeast side of Dallas Love Field Airport, north of Mockingbird Lane. Housed in a modern 100,000-square-foot facility, the Museum provides a focal point to explore the history and progress of aviation, as mankind continues to pursue going higher, faster and farther. Hours of operation: Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.  Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (65+) $8; Youths/Students (3-17) $7 and children under 3 are free.  For more information, visit www.flightmuseum.com.

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The Boeing grant will help the Frontiers of Flight Museum strengthen its education programs and encourage student interest in those fields, ultimately bolstering education for young women in the North Texas Community. The Museum’s YWSLI program is a collaborate effort between the Grand Prairie ISD's Young Women's Leadership Academy at Arnold, and the Dallas ISD’S Young Women's STEM Academy at Balch Springs Middle School.

Dallas’ Frontiers of Flight Museum announced today that it has received a grant of $50,000 from The Boeing Company for the Young Women’s STEM Leadership Initiative (YWSLI) which will enhance and expand the Museum’s widely recognized educational program. As one of 17 grant recipients in Texas, the Frontiers of Flight Museum will continue its partnership with The Boeing Company to help make an impact on the community and build upon their combined efforts to broaden the awareness and interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields through aviation and space experiential learning. Visit: www.flightmuseum.com.

The Frontiers of Flight Museum’s YWSLI initiative will provide educational opportunities and experiences to more than 2,100 underserved female students in their pursuit of STEM related disciplines during the 2017-2018 school year.

Thanks to the Boeing Company grant, the Museum’s initiative will continue to increase the students’ knowledge of STEM-related principles in aerospace; and awareness of and interest in aerospace and STEM careers. It also will enhance analytical and problem-solving skills and provide leadership skill building opportunities.

“We aspire to be a top performer in every area of our business, and that includes leading in the communities where our employees and their families live and work,” said Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “By harnessing our teammates’ unique skills and passion for giving, our professional networks and partnerships, and our financial resources, we will inspire the dreamers and doers of tomorrow and drive positive, lasting change in our communities across the globe.”

Anchored by local and regional employee-engagement activities, Boeing charitable grants are geared toward developing tomorrow’s innovators through investment in the skills required in today’s modern workplace, and supporting military veterans and their families transitioning into the civilian workforce. At a local level, Boeing investments address unique challenges and issues that are critical to those communities where the company operates.

In Dallas, the Boeing grant will help the Frontiers of Flight Museum strengthen its YWSLI education programs and encourage student interest in those fields, ultimately bolstering education for young women in the North Texas Community. Boeing has invested in this program since its inception.

The Museum’s YWSLI program is a collaborate effort between the Grand Prairie ISD's Young Women's Leadership Academy at Arnold, and the Dallas ISD’S Young Women's STEM Academy at Balch Springs Middle School. Both are public all-girl’s schools in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area which emphasize leadership, as well as STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education.

“The funding from Boeing allows the Museum to partner with these two schools to help increase the girls’ understanding of aerospace while instilling confidence in STEM education,” said Cheryl Sutterfield-Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Frontiers of Flight Museum. “This is particularly exciting because it may encourage many young women to consider careers in aviation and aerospace. The community as a whole and the aerospace industry in particular will benefit from more young women pursuing STEM careers and aerospace jobs.”

More than 1,500 students will participate in guided museum tours as well as onsite and outreach educational programming. Additional education opportunities will include special programs during Engineers Week and a one-week immersive camp during Spring Break, which offers an in-depth STEM based experience to increase analytical and problem-solving skills through experimentation and hands-on learning.

Other program highlights include:

  • 30 paid internships provided for upper-class students to assist teachers with spring break STEM camp (10 internships) and Aviation & Space summer camp (20 internships). Students will further develop their leadership and mentoring skills.
  • 10 scholarships provided for students to attend Aviation & Space summer camp. Camp participation will further deepen interest in STEM subjects.
  • More than 60 students will participate in the Youth Volunteer Program to develop increased leadership and mentoring skills while building confidence and self-esteem; among several other educational opportunities and mentoring initiatives.

 “Boeing is the world's leading aerospace company and known for its innovation,” said Sutterfield-Jones. “The Frontiers of Flight Museum is grateful for Boeing’s support of our future growth and innovative development of our educational programs. This is a significant donation, and one we are very proud of receiving.”

 The Frontiers of Flight Museum is using the Young Women’s STEM Leadership Initiative to enhance the effectiveness of its current education programs while extending its reach to serve more girls. “This initiative gave us a roadmap with a clear course to enhance our quality STEM programming with new resources and activities that will help us inspire and empower young women across North Texas,” said Sutterfield-Jones.  

The U.S. is experiencing a talent gap of 7 million skilled workers in the United States -- jobs requiring science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills that are not being developed according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, 20.4% of the workforce is currently in STEM positions; over the next 5 years the region is expected to experience the 4th largest STEM growth in the country. Women make up less than 25% of participants in STEM programs nationally and are at particularly low levels in aviation.

“Statistics suggest that there is tremendous growth opportunity for young women in STEM education and related careers,” said Sutterfield-Jones.  “Thanks to Boeing’s support for our Young Women’s STEM Leadership Institute, the Frontiers of Flight Museum is better able to meet the accelerated demand for its outstanding STEM education programs.  These efforts help contribute to increased technical literacy in the short-term, resulting in better-skilled employees in the long-term with a lasting impact on our community.”

About the Frontiers of Flight Museum

The Frontiers of Flight Museum, a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate, is a gem in the North Texas community that attracts over 100,000 visitors annually including 30,000 students.  The Museum is conveniently located just north of downtown on Lemmon Avenue at the southeast side of Dallas Love Field Airport, north of Mockingbird Lane.

Housed in a modern 100,000-square-foot facility, the Frontiers of Flight Museum provides a focal point to explore the history and progress of aviation, as mankind continues to pursue going higher, faster and farther. Educational classes for all ages are offered throughout the year, designed to excite the imagination in science, technology, engineering, and math through spacecraft design, aerodynamics, model-building, space survival, and other disciplines.

Hours of operation: Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (65+) $8; Youths/Students (3-17) $7 and children under 3 are free. For more information call (214) 350-1651; or visit www.flightmuseum.com.

About The Boeing Company:

Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems. A top U.S. exporter, the company supports airlines and U.S. and allied government customers in 150 countries.

See how Boeing and its employees give their time, talent and resources in communities around the world. Download the 2017 Global Engagement Portfolio.

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Frontiers of Flight Museum will host Red Planet Day on Nov. 28. Guests can get free admission with online RSVP.

North Texans will be seeing red as they join the Frontiers of Flight Museum to celebrate Red Planet Day by honoring Mars, our celestial neighbor and fourth planet in the solar system, on Tuesday, Nov. 28 from 4-7p.m. Visit: https://www.flightmuseum.com/red-planet-day/. Free admission that day is available via online RSVP at https://www.flightmuseum.com/red-planet-day-rsvp/.

The Museum will host an array of family-fun activities in recognition of Red Planet Day, a national celebration to commemorate the launch of Spacecraft Mariner 4 on Nov. 28, 1964.  The 228-day mission brought the spacecraft within 6,100 miles of Mars on July 14, 1965.  It also gave NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory an opportunity to launch a robotic interplanetary probe that sent back the first close-up photos of the Red Planet.

During Red Planet Day guests at the Frontiers of Flight Museum will enjoy a galaxy of activities including:

  •  SPOC Planetarium Trip to Mars: Step inside the Frontiers of Flight Museum’s Space Portal Odyssey Capsule (SPOC) and fly to Mars to explore the canyons and volcanos, visit its moons, explore your imagination and view what life would really look like on this Red Planet.
  •  Mars Society: The future looks red as NASA sets its sights on Mars, and the Mars Society will prepare your kids for the careers and opportunities that will be available in their lifetime on Earth and on Mars.
  •  Play-Well TEKnologies: Have a blast with fun activities brought to you from our friends at Play-Well TEKnologies. Can you hold your breath for 20 seconds? Assemble a circuit while wearing astronaut gloves? Jump over Martian-sized boulders? Challenge your physical and mental skills to see if you qualify to be one of the first humans to colonize Mars!
  • Make your own Martian Station: The Frontiers of Flight Museum will provide the supplies, you provide the creativity, to build an out of this world alien! Instagram-worthy sets will be available for your Martian to pose in front of and explore.

For more information about the Frontiers of Flight Museum’s Red Planet Day activities visit https://www.flightmuseum.com/red-planet-day/.

About the Frontiers of Flight Museum

The Frontiers of Flight Museum is conveniently located just north of downtown on Lemmon Avenue at the southeast side of Dallas Love Field Airport, north of Mockingbird Lane. Housed in a modern 100,000-square-foot facility, the Museum provides a focal point to explore the history and progress of aviation, as mankind continues to pursue going higher, faster and farther. Hours of operation: Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (65+) $8; Youths/Students (3-17) $7 and children under 3 are free. For more information, visit www.flightmuseum.com.

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The Frontiers of Flight Museum will host the 3rd Annual Star Wars Day and Halloween Sci-Fi Extravaganza Oct. 28.

Join your favorite characters from a galaxy far, far away and discover the science and technology of the Star Wars Universe at the 3rd Annual Star Wars Day and Sci-Fi Extravaganza hosted by the Frontiers of Flight Museum, 6911 Lemmon Ave., on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Visit https://www.flightmuseum.com/star-wars-2017/.

Museum guests will spend the day on the “dark side” with the 501st Legion* and the Rebel Legion* “good guys.” The Dark Empire*, Outer Rim Brigade*, Mandalorian Mercs*, and your favorite droids, C-3PO* and R2-D2*, will also be at the Frontiers of Flight Museum.  

These all-volunteer Star Wars costuming organizations contribute to the North Texas community through appearances, costumed charity events, visits to local children’s hospitals, parades, and many other events throughout our galaxy.

Museum members are also invited to join their favorite characters for an out-of-this-world Jabba the Hutt Pizza Lunch at noon complete with Thermal Detonators, Vader Veggies, Lightsaber Pretzels, Death Star Cake Balls, Wookie Cookies, and your choice of Luke SkyWater, Vader Ade, or Yoda Soda!  If you're not a member you can join at: https://www.flightmuseum.com/membership-individual-family/.

Whether you are from a galaxy far, far away or dressed as your favorite superhero, all kids in costume are encouraged to participate in the Annual Halloween Red Carpet Costume Contest at 1:30 p.m.  Museum guests will showcase their costumes and walk the red carpet as out-of-this world prizes await the Top 10 finalists!

GALACTIC ACTIVITIES AT STAR WARS DAY AT THE FRONTIERS OF FLIGHT MUSEUM  

  • Enter the Star Wars Universe in our SPOC planetarium
  • Blast-a-Stormtrooper with the 501st Legion
  • Explore the future of robotics with C-3PO and R2-D2
  • Test your Jedi knowledge in Star Wars trivia
  • Construct and fly your own paper starship
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The Frontiers of Flight Museum, in association with the Smithsonian Institution, will open its doors free of charge with special online passes along with over 1,400 other participating venues for Museum Day Live! on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Free Admission with Online Ticket – Event Celebrates Knowledge and Fun at Participating Museum’s Nationwide

The Frontiers of Flight Museum, in association with the Smithsonian Institution, will open its doors free of charge with special online passes along with over 1,400 other participating venues for Museum Day Live!on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This immensely successful program, in which the Frontiers of Flight Museum will emulate the free admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, D.C.-based facilities, encourages learning and the spread of knowledge nationwide. The Frontiers of Flight Museum is located 6911 Lemmon Ave. 

Inclusive by design, Museum Day Live! fulfills the Smithsonian’s mission to make cultural education accessible to everyone.

For one day only, the Frontiers of Flight Museum will grant free access to visitors who download a Museum Day Live! ticket at: http://www.flightmuseum.com/museum-day-live/.  The ticket is good for two admissions on Sept. 23, 2017 only.

Over 30 aircraft and space vehicles will be on display, including one-of-a-kind artifacts such as the Command Module from the Apollo VII space mission. Comprehensive and engaging exhibits complement a wide range of structured educational programs and informal activities that validate the Museum’s reputation as a significant community educational resource.

Also on Sept. 23, the Frontiers of Flight Museum will again join Women in Aviation (WAI) to celebrate Girls in Aviation Day for girls ages 8-16.  

WAI will present a variety of interactive experiences for visitors, including cutout helicopters, the phonetic alphabet, an aviation scavenger hunt, “build and fly” foam gliders, and a photo station where you can dress like an aviator and post your picture.

During the event, guests are invited to visit the Museum’s Hamilton Family Auditorium at 10:30 a.m. and noon as WAI presents two aviation career panel discussions featuring speakers with a wide range of experience in the aviation industry.

The Frontiers of Flight Museum’s Education Department will also have engaging activities for all ages. If you’re not already a Museum member, you can buy a family membership at a reduced rate during Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Live!

For more information on how you can participate in Museum Day Live! and join the national celebration of knowledge and fun at the Frontiers of Flight Museum on Sept. 23 visit:   www.flightmuseum.com.

About the Frontiers of Flight Museum

The Frontiers of Flight Museum is conveniently located just north of downtown on Lemmon Avenue at the southeast side of Dallas Love Field Airport, north of Mockingbird Lane. Housed in a modern 100,000- square-foot facility, the Museum provides a focal point to explore the history and progress of aviation, as mankind continues to pursue going higher, faster and farther. Hours of operation: Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (65+) $8; Youths/Students (3-17) $7 and children under 3 are free. For more information, visit http://www.flightmuseum.com/.

 

 

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Gifts via North Texas Giving Day on Sept. 14 will allow the Frontiers of Flight Museum to provide and expand the STEM and Aviation and Space History curriculum and programs to 18,000 kids and growing from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade.

At the Frontiers of Flight Museum, North Texas Giving Day on Thursday, Sept. 14  (http://www.flightmuseum.com/ntgd/) is the perfect opportunity to support STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education.    

Contributions to the Frontiers of Flight Museum on North Texas Giving Day really help make a difference and will impact kids across the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. Gifts allow the Museum to provide and expand the STEM and Aviation and Space History curriculum and programs to 18,000 kids and growing from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade and throughout North Texas. 

The Frontiers of Flight Museum's educational programs help teach kids the fundamentals and advanced skills in astronomy, physics, math, robotics, coding and much more. Many of these programs are held during the Museum's Aviation and Space Camps, Spring Break Camps, school tours and events throughout the year, including the Frontiers of Flight Museum's Volunteer Program. 

The Museum helps take kids to the Moon, though the solar system and back to Earth using the fascinating programs in its portable planetarium, SPOC and the exploration of the Space Flight Gallery, anchored by the Apollo VII Command Module.  

Learn more about STEM in Space:
SPOC | APOLLO VII

Launched in 2016 with the addition of SPOC, our Exploration Space Initiative is a multi-faceted expansion of our STEM programming that includes a major expansion of our Space Flight Gallery with new interactive learning stations and displays. Also in the plans is a Space Video Series that will be streaming online for use in any classroom – teaching about the past, present and future of space exploration.

Learn more about the Exploration Space Initiative:
SPOC | SPACE FLIGHT GALLERY | SPACE VIDEO SERIES

The Frontiers of Flight Museum is conveniently located just north of downtown on Lemmon Avenue at the southeast side of Dallas Love Field Airport, north of Mockingbird Lane. Housed in a modern 100,000- square-foot facility, the Museum provides a focal point to explore the history and progress of aviation, as mankind continues to pursue going higher, faster and farther. Hours of operation: Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (65+) $8; Youths/Students (3-17) $7 and children under 3 are free. For more information, visit http://www.flightmuseum.com/.

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Frontiers of Flight Museum volunteers were on hand to answer questions and direct guests to activities during Moon Day 2017.

Thanks to the Frontiers of Flight Museum North Texans didn't have to a “galaxy far, far away” to experience the wonders of space exploration due to the overwhelming participation at Moon Day 2017, presented by Beal Bank this summer.  More than 1,500 star gazers and space enthusiasts of all ages had an opportunity to enjoy   astronomy, incredible science exhibits and even an inflatable planetarium as part of the family fun activities. 

The annual celebration has grown to become biggest annual space exposition in Texas.  The event was created in 2009 by the Frontiers of Flight Museum and the National Space Society of North Texas as an annual event to celebrate space exploration on or near the anniversary of the first Moon landing. The festival is a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) focused space-themed public event, which continues to attract participants across North Texas and beyond. This year, Moon Day commemorated the 48th anniversary of the first lunar landing, which took place when Apollo 11 touched down on July 20, 1969.

“While the anniversary of the first Moon landing serves as a reason to celebrate, the Museum and the National Space Society of North Texas are also committed to showcasing the present and future of space exploration,” said Cheryl Sutterfield-Jones, President and CEO, Frontiers of Flight Museum.  “Moon Day’s extensive content is provided by local, regional, and national space-related organizations, who work to inspire all ages to embrace a scientific and technological future.”

For more info visit: http://www.flightmuseum.com/

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Moon Day is a community-wide family-fun event that attracts more than 1,500 attendees. Visitors will enjoy a full day of activities featuring space-related displays from three dozen exhibitors at the Frontiers of Flight Museum on Saturday, July 22.

Event blasts off with a galaxy of family-fun festivities, demos and presentations; Featured Guest Speaker is NASA Astronaut Dr. Janet Kavandi

 Thanks to the Frontiers of Flight Museum, you don’t have to visit a “galaxy far, far away” to experience the wonders of space exploration, astronomy, incredible science exhibits, or an inflatable planetarium! Star gazers and space enthusiasts of all ages can now trek over to the family-fun activities at Moon Day 2017 sponsored by Beal Bank.  Visit:http://www.flightmuseum.com/moon-day/

 

The celebration, which is the biggest annual space exposition in Texas, is set for Saturday, July 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, 6911 Lemmon Ave. Moon Day is free with Museum admission ($7-$10; Museum members and children 3 and under are free).  Through the Blue Star Museums program, admission is free for active duty military and their families. 

Moon Day was created in 2009 by the Frontiers of Flight Museum and the National Space Society of North Texas as an annual event to celebrate space exploration on or near the anniversary of the first Moon landing. The festival is a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) focused space-themed public event, which continues to attract participants across North Texas and beyond. This year, Moon Day will commemorate the 48th anniversary of the first lunar landing, which took place when Apollo 11 touched down on July 20, 1969.

“While the anniversary of the first Moon landing serves as a reason to celebrate, the Museum and the National Space Society of North Texas are also committed to showcasing the present and future of space exploration,” said Cheryl Sutterfield-Jones, President and CEO, Frontiers of Flight Museum.  “Moon Day’s extensive content is provided by local, regional, and national space-related organizations, who work to inspire all ages to embrace a scientific and technological future.”

Moon Day is a community-wide family-fun event that attracts more than 1,500 attendees.  Visitors will enjoy a full day of activities featuring space-related displays from three dozen exhibitors. The first 250 kids through the door will receive a “Lunar Sample Bag” full of space-related posters, magazines, trading cards, and other items courtesy of Moonlite Printing and Graphics of Carrollton.

Featured Guest Speaker: Dr. Janet Kavandi @ 1:00 pm  

One of the highlights of Moon Day will be a special presentation from former NASA Astronaut Dr. Janet Kavandi, who is now the Director of the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.  She is a veteran of three Space Shuttle flights as a mission specialist, logging more than 33 days in space in 535 Earth orbits.  She is also one of the few astronauts to have flown to both the Russian Space Station Mir and the International Space Station.  This session will be open to the public in the Museum’s Hamilton Family Auditorium.

Featured Presentations:

How to Find a Falling Star @ 11:00 a.m.

Presenter: Ron Dilulio, the Director of the University of North Texas Astronomy Laboratory Program and Planetarium.

Dilulio discusses where meteorites originate, their characteristics, and where to best look for them, sharing some surprisingly simple ways to find these space rocks. 

Apollo Pilot: The Memoirs of Donn Eisele @ 2:30 p.m. 

Presenter: Francis French, book and magazine author specializing in space flight history.

Even though NASA declared the Apollo 7 mission “101 percent successful” in paving the way to the first Moon landing, the mission’s Command Module Pilot, the late Donn Eisele, has been all but forgotten. After discovering Eisele’s unpublished memoirs, space historian Francis French has edited and published them in his book Apollo Pilot. French will vividly describe the personality of the man who flew this vital mission in the spacecraft now on display in the Museum’s Space Flight Gallery. 

Other Moon Day Highlights:

  • Beginning at 11:00 a.m., choose from interesting and educational presentations from the Moon Academy Classes for youngsters or the Lunar University for college level and above.
  • Make your own Moon craters, drive a Mars rover, learn all about the upcoming solar eclipse, analyze the performance of your paper airplane design, or enjoy numerous other activities and demonstrations from our amazing exhibitors.
  • Participate in our Model Rocket Building class at 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.; Launch at 3:00 p.m. ($25 registration required; limited availability).
  • See the galaxy in an inflatable planetarium, view the sun’s surface with a SAFE solar telescope, listen to a satellite passing overhead, and much more!

Suttferfield-Jones explained that visitors who might not feel technically proficient in space topics will still have a great time at Moon Day. “Space exploration is a continuing chapter in the human story, and it’s something everyone can be a part of.”

For more information on Moon Day 2017 Presented by the Frontiers of Flight Museum and the National Space Society of North Texas visit: http://www.flightmuseum.com/moon-day or call (214) 350-3600.

About the Frontiers of Flight Museum

The Frontiers of Flight Museum is conveniently located just north of downtown on Lemmon Avenue at the southeast side of Dallas Love Field Airport, north of Mockingbird Lane. Housed in a modern 100,000- square-foot facility, the Museum provides a focal point to explore the history and progress of aviation, as mankind continues to pursue going higher, faster and farther. Hours of operation: Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (65+) $8; Youths/Students (3-17) $7 and children under 3 are free. For more information, visit http://www.flightmuseum.com/.

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Moon Day is a community-wide family-fun event that attracts more than 1,500 attendees. Visitors will enjoy a full day of activities featuring space-related displays from three dozen exhibitors at the Frontiers of Flight Museum on Saturday, July 22.

Event blasts off with a galaxy of family-fun festivities, demos and presentations; Featured Guest Speaker is NASA Astronaut Dr. Janet Kavandi 

Thanks to the Frontiers of Flight Museum, you don’t have to visit a “galaxy far, far away” to experience the wonders of space exploration, astronomy, incredible science exhibits, or an inflatable planetarium! Star gazers and space enthusiasts of all ages can now trek over to the family-fun activities at Moon Day 2017 sponsored by Beal Bank.  Visit: http://www.flightmuseum.com/moon-day/

The celebration, which is the biggest annual space exposition in Texas, is set for Saturday, July 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, 6911 Lemmon Ave. Moon Day is free with Museum admission ($7-$10; Museum members and children 3 and under are free).  Through the Blue Star Museums program, admission is free for active duty military and their families. 

Moon Day was created in 2009 by the Frontiers of Flight Museum and the National Space Society of North Texas as an annual event to celebrate space exploration on or near the anniversary of the first Moon landing. The festival is a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) focused space-themed public event, which continues to attract participants across North Texas and beyond. This year, Moon Day will commemorate the 48th anniversary of the first lunar landing, which took place when Apollo 11 touched down on July 20, 1969.

“While the anniversary of the first Moon landing serves as a reason to celebrate, the Museum and the National Space Society of North Texas are also committed to showcasing the present and future of space exploration,” said Cheryl Sutterfield-Jones, President and CEO, Frontiers of Flight Museum.  “Moon Day’s extensive content is provided by local, regional, and national space-related organizations, who work to inspire all ages to embrace a scientific and technological future.”

Moon Day is a community-wide family-fun event that attracts more than 1,500 attendees.  Visitors will enjoy a full day of activities featuring space-related displays from three dozen exhibitors. The first 250 kids through the door will receive a “Lunar Sample Bag” full of space-related posters, magazines, trading cards, and other items courtesy of Moonlite Printing and Graphics of Carrollton.

Featured Guest Speaker: Dr. Janet Kavandi @ 1:00 pm  

One of the highlights of Moon Day will be a special presentation from former NASA Astronaut Dr. Janet Kavandi, who is now the Director of the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.  She is a veteran of three Space Shuttle flights as a mission specialist, logging more than 33 days in space in 535 Earth orbits.  She is also one of the few astronauts to have flown to both the Russian Space Station Mir and the International Space Station.  This session will be open to the public in the Museum’s Hamilton Family Auditorium.

Featured Presentations:

 How to Find a Falling Star @ 11:00 a.m.

Presenter: Ron Dilulio, the Director of the University of North Texas Astronomy Laboratory Program and Planetarium.

Dilulio discusses where meteorites originate, their characteristics, and where to best look for them, sharing some surprisingly simple ways to find these space rocks. 

Apollo Pilot: The Memoirs of Donn Eisele @ 2:30 p.m. 

Presenter: Francis French, book and magazine author specializing in space flight history.

Even though NASA declared the Apollo 7 mission “101 percent successful” in paving the way to the first Moon landing, the mission’s Command Module Pilot, the late Donn Eisele, has been all but forgotten. After discovering Eisele’s unpublished memoirs, space historian Francis French has edited and published them in his book Apollo Pilot. French will vividly describe the personality of the man who flew this vital mission in the spacecraft now on display in the Museum’s Space Flight Gallery. 

Other Moon Day Highlights:

  • Beginning at 11:00 a.m., choose from interesting and educational presentations from the Moon Academy Classes for youngsters or the Lunar University for college level and above.
  • Make your own Moon craters, drive a Mars rover, learn all about the upcoming solar eclipse, analyze the performance of your paper airplane design, or enjoy numerous other activities and demonstrations from our amazing exhibitors.
  • Participate in our Model Rocket Building class at 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.; Launch at 3:00 p.m. ($25 registration required; limited availability).
  • See the galaxy in an inflatable planetarium, view the sun’s surface with a SAFE solar telescope, listen to a satellite passing overhead, and much more!

Suttferfield-Jones explained that visitors who might not feel technically proficient in space topics will still have a great time at Moon Day. “Space exploration is a continuing chapter in the human story, and it’s something everyone can be a part of.”

For more information on Moon Day 2017 Presented by the Frontiers of Flight Museum and the National Space Society of North Texas visit: http://www.flightmuseum.com/moon-day or call (214) 350-3600.

About the Frontiers of Flight Museum

The Frontiers of Flight Museum is conveniently located just north of downtown on Lemmon Avenue at the southeast side of Dallas Love Field Airport, north of Mockingbird Lane. Housed in a modern 100,000- square-foot facility, the Museum provides a focal point to explore the history and progress of aviation, as mankind continues to pursue going higher, faster and farther. Hours of operation: Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (65+) $8; Youths/Students (3-17) $7 and children under 3 are free. For more information, visit http://www.flightmuseum.com/.