The Pima Air & Space Museum will be holding “Night Wings” program July 25 and August 22.
All five museum hangars will be open with hands-on STEM activity stations for kids of all ages, including: plane spotting, paper airplanes, launching rockets, tasting astronaut food and more! Plus unique photo opportunities for families such as little pilots inside the cockpit of a T-33 Shooting Star high-speed jet trainer. Community volunteers from the Arizona Aerospace Foundation, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA), Raytheon Missile Systems, Rolls-Royce, Savor Restaurant Concepts, The University of Arizona Lunar & Planetary Labs and the 390th Memorial Museum will run the STEM activity stations. These activities are in addition to the museum’s 300 amazing planes contrasted by the setting sun. Discounted admission starts at 4:00 pm. For an additional $4 fee, visitors can ride the guided tram tour as it goes past 150 planes covering 80 acres (departure 5:30pm and 6:00pm).
The Pima Air & Space Museum is located at 6000 E. Valencia Road, Tucson, Exit 267 off Interstate 10. The museum is open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with last admission at 4 p.m. Admission is $15.50 ($12.25 for Pima County Residents) for adults, $12.75 for seniors 62 and older and active military, $9.00 for youth 7-12, and free for children under 6. For general museum information, please call 520-574-0462 or visit www.pimaair.org.
