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airandspace

  1. Visiting Udvar-Hazy Ctr this weekend? Stay for a movie! DARK SHADOWS now playing at Airbus IMAX Theater: ow.ly/bb6Hq
  2. TDIH 1958: McDonnell F4H-l, Navy's 1st Mach 2 carrier-based aircraft capable of carrying missiles, makes 1st flight: ow.ly/bb7d3
  3. Enjoy more air & space! Extended hours both locations: Museum in DC open til 7:30pm, Udvar-Hazy Ctr til 6:30pm: ow.ly/bb72U
  4. Let's get Social! Become A #PilotDay12 Social on Jun 16 at Udvar-Hazy Ctr. Register Noon ET May 30-Noon ET Jun 1: ow.ly/bb62G
  5. Ready to fly? Take the controls of a Cessna, F4U Corsair or Extra 360: ow.ly/baLOa #howthingsfly
  6. Today in 1904: Wright brothers begin testing their 1904 Flyer in Dayton, OH: ow.ly/bazVg
  7. Ready for Transit of Venus Jun 5? More on the transit: ow.ly/baAK2 + free lecture & observing here in DC: ow.ly/baAJn
  8. Apollo 10 objects in our collection: ow.ly/bawWi CM "Charlie Brown" is on loan to @sciencemuseum London: ow.ly/bax74
  9. Photo of Apollo 10 crew recovery from this day in 1969 on our Apollo mission timeline: ow.ly/bavbJ
  10. Photo of Apollo 10 command module "Charlie Brown" with chutes deployed just prior to splashdown: ow.ly/batfR
  11. Today in 1969: Apollo 10 splashes down in Pacific less than 4 mi (6.4 km) from target point & recovery ship: ow.ly/basZK
  12. Today in 1965: NASA launches Pegasus 2 on mission to measure meteoroids near Earth. Full-scale mockup: ow.ly/b8HFm
  13. Another congrats to @NASA & @SpaceX for completing the 1st successful docking of a private spacecraft with the Int'l Space Station. #Dragon
  14. Curators have left the gallery, but we will keep NASA TV coverage of @SpaceX #Dragon running on the big screen in Moving Beyond Earth.
  15. Today in 2008: @MarsPhoenix touches down near the red planet’s north polar ice cap. One of its 1st images of Mars: ow.ly/b8Hzd
  16. In DC? Join curator @launiusr in Moving Beyond Earth gallery to watch @SpaceX #Dragon via NASA TV on the big screen: ow.ly/b9kSJ
  17. Congrats @NASA & @SpaceX on historic capture of #Dragon, 1st privately launched spacecraft captured by #ISS (9:56am ET)
  18. Happy 35th anniv #StarWars! Today in 1977: "Star Wars" opens in theaters. The story begins: ow.ly/b8Hve