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Aeronautics/Astronautics

 

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Goddard Space Center (Greenbelt): Visit museum and attend the lecture/show.

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Maryland Airport: Visit the local airport in Bryans Road: 301-283-6202.

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Maryland Science Center: see under Science/Environment

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National Air and Space Museum (Washington): see the history of aviation and stay for an IMAX movie or a planetarium show. Arrange for a docent to do a short talk with the boys.

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National Air and Space Museum (Dulles): Brand spanking new. Big and interesting.

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The Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility   Located in Suitland, Md. is where the National Air and Space Museum preserves and stores aircraft, spacecraft, and other artifacts, and restores these artifacts to represent a specific period in their history. In the past, they would schedule tours for this facility, but they are currently moving their inventory to the Dulles Udvar-Hazy facility. Contact them for more info.

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NASA Kids Website  For games, activities, stories, etc.

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Ronald Reagan National Airport  Take Metro (Webelo traveler badge).

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University of Maryland, Astronomy Dept:  Call to see if you can get a grad student to give a planetarium talk.

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SpaceWeather.com  For information on meteor showers, lunar eclipses, etc.

 

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