Museum of Flight recognizes NASA Climate Day on April 7

Museum of Flight recognizes NASA Climate Day on April 7

Programs with NASA, University of Washington, Point Defiance Zoo and others look at climate change

  • Thursday, March 29, 2018 4:11pm
  • Life

For the Reporter

NASA, The Glenda Project, Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, University of Washington SPACE Ambassadors, University of Washington Atmospheric Science Outreach and EarthGames visit the Museum of Flight on Saturday, April 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., to celebrate NASA Climate Day and help the general public address climate change based upon informed decisions and choices.

At 2 p.m. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Solar System Ambassador Ron Hobbs will present Exploring the Earth as a Planet, which will look at how observations of Earth from space have helped us understand the planet and its climates, and how we also have developed new ways to study the Earth and other planets.

All programs are free with museum admission.

The museum is at 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle, Exit 158 off Interstate 5 on Boeing Field, halfway between downtown Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport.

The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For general information and admission prices, call 206-764-5720 or visit museumofflight.org.




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