Resident’s Free Day for December, held typically on a Tuesday, occurs during December Nights free entry, on the 1st and 2nd, (Fri/Sat).
The 8-week course prepares attendees to take the written examination for the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Private Pilot certificate.
“Dean “Diz” Laird was the ‘Quintessential Fighter Pilot,’ the type of flyer generations of other fighter pilots looked up to and who wanted to be like,” said Jim Kidrick, President & CEO of the Museum.
A special camera is now appearing live on YouTube from Balboa Park as part of the Museum’s “MoonBase San Diego” where students from Golden Hills K-8 are hatching quail as a potential species to raise on the Moon
The San Diego Air & Space Museum is remembering Brigadier General Robert Cardenas, whose distinguished aviation career earned him an honored spot in the prestigious International Air & Space Hall of Fame.
Each year the San Diego Air & Space Museum runs an exact replica of the engine the Wright Brothers used for the first powered flight on Dec. 17, 1903.
The demonstration of the running engine is the Museum’s way of commemorating the first powered flight in human history on Dec. 17, 1903. The original engine was designed and built for the Wright Brothers by Charles E. Taylor.
Santa’s recently retired “Santa One” – the most famous and earliest flying aircraft of all time – has been refreshed by the Museum’s World Famous Restoration Team for display in the Museum’s Rotunda through Christmas and New Year’s
The San Diego Air & Space Museum is remembering Harry Robertson, a crashworthy fuel system pioneer who was credited by the U.S. Army as being responsible for saving over 8,000 lives, and a member of the prestigious International Air & Space Hall of Fame.
Please join us for the San Diego Air & Space Museum’s 37th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Admiral Baker Golf Course on Wednesday, November 3, 2021.
Last flying iconic Viking aircraft scheduled to arrive at Museum’s Gillespie Field Annex between 2 and 4 p.m. Pacific Time. NASA Flight 601 can be tracked at FlightAware Live at https://flightaware.com/live/.
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