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Join us this April Break for some Unique and Fun Activit ies!

\n\nExplore 100 years of aviation with 75 air and space craft in 8 exhibit galleries\, take in a giant dome film or planetarium show\, play your favorite classic games in our Retro Video Game Exhibit and take a sp in on the historic Nunley’s Carousel!\n\nSpecial April Break Activities \n\nAstronomy & Space Day - Thursday\, April 13\, Activities 12 -4 pm\, Atrium\nThe Amateur Observer’s Society (AOS) will be here to help us celebrate with solar telescopes\, conduct star lab programs\, hands-on demos\, a radio telescope and a make and take family activity. Free with museum admission. Special Space Lab Presentation: Celestial Navigation - b efore we all had cellphones in our pockets getting around was a lot harder ! Join us in the giant dome to see how the stars can be used to find your way over oceans\, through the sky\, and even across the stars. - 12 pm\, s eparate admission required.\n\n90th Anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s Transatlantic Flight Celebration - April 9-18\, Activity 12-4 pm\, Atr ium\nCharles Lindbergh made history right here on Long Island when he was the first person to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. Takin g off from Roosevelt Field\, fighting fog\, icing\, and sleep deprivation\ , Lindbergh landed safely at Le Bourget Field in Paris at 10:22pm on May 2 0\, 1927. A new aviation hero was born\, and the 'Spirit of St. Louis” tha t carried him over 3\,600 miles in 33.5 hours\, attained legendary status. Come and explore our Golden Age gallery\, where you can see an original s ister ship of The Spirit of Saint Louis and learn all about the pilot and his monumental journey! \nActivity: Make a Lindbergh Periscope - Because t he fuel tanks were located ahead of the cockpit for safety in case of an a ccident\, Lindbergh could not see directly ahead\, except by using a peris cope! Join us at our craft table from 12-4 pm and make your own periscope to take home.\n\nHands-On Science Zone - April 11-13\, Activities 1 1am-4pm\, 3rd for Atrium\nThree great hands-on activities! Rising Sea: See how the land can change as waters rise. Ice Orbs: See how astronauts migh t look for signs of life hidden on a frozen planet. Imagining Life: Imagin e a faraway planet and the alien life you think inhabits it.\n\nThe Cur rent Night Sky - Live Astronomy Programs - April 8-18\, 12 pm\nLong be fore television\, GPS and street lights\, there were the stars of the nigh t sky. Visitors will travel through the seasonal night sky to learn about constellations\, hear mythical stories and observe the magnificent Long Is land sky. Each of our Space Labs is led by an Educator and Pilot who will guide you through the universe and show you the points of interest!\n\n X-WR-RELCALID:ce5e3c1491d74372849713306ad4edc2 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20171105T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20180311T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:42693dd0-35cd-4707-afa4-967f7575b9d8 DTSTAMP:20260429T183155Z DESCRIPTION:\n

Join us this April Break for some Unique and Fun Activiti es!

\n\nExplore 100 years of aviation with 75 air and space craft in 8 exhibit galleries\, take in a giant dome film or planetarium show\, play your favorite classic games in our Retro Video Game Exhibit and take a spi n on the historic Nunley’s Carousel!\n\nSpecial April Break Activities< /b>\n\nAstronomy & Space Day - Thursday\, April 13\, Activities 12- 4 pm\, Atrium\nThe Amateur Observer’s Society (AOS) will be here to help u s celebrate with solar telescopes\, conduct star lab programs\, hands-on d emos\, a radio telescope and a make and take family activity. Free with m useum admission. Special Space Lab Presentation: Celestial Navigation - be fore we all had cellphones in our pockets getting around was a lot harder! Join us in the giant dome to see how the stars can be used to find your w ay over oceans\, through the sky\, and even across the stars. - 12 pm\, se parate admission required.\n\n90th Anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s T ransatlantic Flight Celebration - April 9-18\, Activity 12-4 pm\, Atri um\nCharles Lindbergh made history right here on Long Island when he was t he first person to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. Taking off from Roosevelt Field\, fighting fog\, icing\, and sleep deprivation\, Lindbergh landed safely at Le Bourget Field in Paris at 10:22pm on May 20 \, 1927. A new aviation hero was born\, and the 'Spirit of St. Louis” that carried him over 3\,600 miles in 33.5 hours\, attained legendary status. Come and explore our Golden Age gallery\, where you can see an original si ster ship of The Spirit of Saint Louis and learn all about the pilot and h is monumental journey! \nActivity: Make a Lindbergh Periscope - Because th e fuel tanks were located ahead of the cockpit for safety in case of an ac cident\, Lindbergh could not see directly ahead\, except by using a perisc ope! Join us at our craft table from 12-4 pm and make your own periscope t o take home.\n\nHands-On Science Zone - April 11-13\, Activities 11 am-4pm\, 3rd for Atrium\nThree great hands-on activities! Rising Sea: See how the land can change as waters rise. Ice Orbs: See how astronauts might look for signs of life hidden on a frozen planet. Imagining Life: Imagine a faraway planet and the alien life you think inhabits it.\n\nThe Curr ent Night Sky - Live Astronomy Programs - April 8-18\, 12 pm\nLong bef ore television\, GPS and street lights\, there were the stars of the night sky. Visitors will travel through the seasonal night sky to learn about c onstellations\, hear mythical stories and observe the magnificent Long Isl and sky. Each of our Space Labs is led by an Educator and Pilot who will g uide you through the universe and show you the points of interest!\n\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170418T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170418T235900 LOCATION: SUMMARY:April Break Activities END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR