- April 5, 2017
The "Baby Boeing" 737 Turns the Big Five-O with a Birthday Party at the Museum on April 9
SEATTLE, April 5, 2017—On April 9, the Museum will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Boeing 737's first flight. A panel presentation at noon will include maiden flight pilot...
- March 30, 2017
The Birdie Has Landed... at The Museum of Flight
SEATTLE, March 30, 2017--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...
- March 13, 2017
The "Baby Boeing" 737 Turns the Big Five-O with a Birthday Party at the Museum on April 9
SEATTLE, March 13, 2017--On April 9, the Museum will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Boeing 737's first flight. A panel presentation at noon will include maiden flight pilot...
- February 22, 2017
Smithsonian Selects The Museum of Flight to Exhibit Apollo 11 Spacecraft on the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
SEATTLE, Feb. 22, 2017--The Smithsonian Institution announced at a ceremony today that the Apollo 11 command module Columbia--the only portion of the historic spacecraft to...
- February 1, 2017
Feb. 18 Lecture and Book Signing Recalls The Museum of Flight's Colorful History
SEATTLE, Feb. 1, 2017--Author Howard Lovering presents an insider's look at The Museum of Flight during his Feb. 18 lecture and booking signing about his latest publication, "For...
- January 26, 2017
Taiwanese Air Force Missions of the Cold War Highlight Feb. 2 Lunar New Year Free Events
SEATTLE, Jan. 26, 2017--On Feb. 2, Free First Thursday from 5-9 p.m. the Museum celebrates the "Year of the Rooster" with fun family activities, plus music performed by the...
- January 26, 2017
Museum a Happy Haven for Young Engineering Geeks Feb. 4
SEATTLE, Jan. 26, 2017--On Feb. 4 two free, perennial events provide a wonderland and a haven for young geeks when the Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Contest and the Engineering...
- January 20, 2017
Museum Remembers Fallen Astronauts Jan. 27-Feb. 5
SEATTLE, Jan. 20, 2017--From Jan. 27-Feb. 5 the Museum pays tribute to the astronauts who were lost in the quest to explore outer space. The astronauts of Apollo 1, and of shuttle...
- January 10, 2017
Astronaut Dr. Michael R. Barratt Featured Speaker Feb. 4
SEATTLE, Jan. 10, 2017--On Feb. 4 at 2 p.m., astronaut Dr. Michael R. Barratt will deliver an inspiring and family-friendly presentation at The Museum of Flight. Barratt was a...
- January 4, 2017
Major New Space Race Exhibit Opens May 20
SEATTLE, Jan. 4, 2017--On May 20, 2017, The Museum of Flight will open an exciting exhibit about the American and Soviet "Space Race" to the Moon during the 1960s. It is a story...
- December 12, 2016
Dec. 17 Program Has Friendly Focus on Furry Fliers
SEATTLE, Dec. 12, 2016--A presentation at the Museum of Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. is geared toward animal-loving aviators. The program will focus on the non-profit animal rescue...
- November 30, 2016
Santa Flies Airplane to Museum for Holiday Party Dec. 10
SEATTLE, Nov. 30, 2016--Santa is letting his reindeer rest up for Christmas Eve, so he and Mrs. Claus will fly a vintage propeller plane to the Museum on Dec. 10. The couple will...