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Wednesday, November 26
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Little Red & the Gingerbread Man ***Sold Out***
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(for ages 2-8) Barefoot Puppets tell the rollicking, fun-filled story of what happens when two great, classic fairy tales get mixed with a twist! You'll never guess what happens when an inquisitive redhead goes in search of a run-away cookie: Chase scenes! Hilarity! The Big Bad Wolf!
Note: $6, adults; $5, children (ages 2-16); $4, Resident Members.
Tickets required; call 202-633-8700 (see Note for prices)
Repeats Nov. 28
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The Smithsonian Associates Discovery Theater
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3111
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| 12 Noon-12:15 PM
Hubble Views Deep Time and Space
Ask an Expert Lecture |
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David DeVorkin, Space History Division, discusses the Hubble Space Telescope and what it reveals about deep time and space.
Free
Continues most Wednesdays
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National Air and Space Museum
Location: Air and Space Museum Meet at the Museum Seal
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The Scientist Is In
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Stationed within the exhibition, a museum or NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist shows collection specimens or artifacts (including some under the microscope and/or shown on a monitor) and talks with visitors about travels to various locations, field studies, collection of specimens, new discoveries, favorite topics of study, and more.
Free
Continues every Wednesday
Related Exhibition: The Sant Ocean Hall
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National Museum of Natural History
Location: Natural History Museum 1st Floor, Center, in the exhibition
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| 12:30-12:45 PM ***New Date***
Destroying Enemy Missiles Without Using A Warhead: The SM-3,
LEAP, and EKV: Ask an Expert |
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James David, Space History Division, discusses how enemy missiles are destroyed without using a warhead -- by using the U.S. Navy's Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) the Lightweight Exoatmospheric Projectile (LEAP) and the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV), which destroy the target by crashing into it at high speed rather than destroying it with conventional explosives.
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center Meet at the SR-71 Blackbird
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