PRESS RELEASE
The Museum of Flight invites you on to join them on January 11 as NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, space explorer, scientist, Air Force colonel and mom, shares a presentation based upon her recent memoir, Sharing Space: An Astronaut’s Guide to Mission Wonder and Making Change. Coleman has made two space shuttle missions and a six-month expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) as the Lead Robotics and Lead Science officer. Coleman’s program is at 2 pm followed by Q & A and a book signing. The program is free with Museum admission.
As a musician Coleman brought flute melodies to new heights for her “Space Duet” with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, and her work from space with the Irish band, The Chieftains. She coached actress Sandra Bullock from the ISS in preparation for Bullock’s astronaut role in Gravity, and Coleman is featured in the gripping 2024 documentary, Space: The Longest Goodbye.
ASTRONAUT JANUARY at the Museum
The new year launches at the Museum with Astronaut January. The Museum’s acclaimed Home Beyond Earth exhibit closes Jan. 26, and its final weeks will boast three extraordinary events featuring astronauts who will be sharing their own experiences of being at home beyond our planet.
On Jan. 11, Cady Coleman.
On Jan. 18, the Museum offers an intimate evening reception and presentation with NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Cassidy. This ticketed event called 377 Days Among the Stars will also feature a cash bar and access to the Museum’s Home Beyond Earth exhibit.
On Jan. 25, NASA astronaut and artist Nicole Stott presents a screening of the award-winning film, Space for Art, which documents Stott as she follows her mission of uniting a planetary community of children through the awe and wonder of space exploration and the healing power of art.
Founded in 1965, the independent, nonprofit Museum of Flight is one of the largest air and space museums in the world, annually serving over 600,000 visitors. The Museum’s collection includes more than 160 historically significant airplanes and spacecraft, from the first fighter plane (1914) to today’s 787 Dreamliner. Attractions at the 23-acre, 5-building Seattle campus include the original Boeing Company factory, the NASA Space Shuttle Trainer, Air Force One, Concorde, Lockheed Blackbird and Apollo Moon rockets. In addition to the Seattle campus adjacent to King County International Airport, the Museum also has its 3-acre Restoration Center and Reserve Collection at Paine Field in Everett (not currently open to the public).
With a foundation of aviation history, the Museum is also a hub of news and dialogue with leaders in the emerging field of private spaceflight ventures. The Museum’s aviation and space library and archives are the largest on the West Coast. More than 150,000 individuals are served annually by the Museum’s onsite and outreach educational programs. The Museum of Flight is accredited by the American Association of Museums, and is an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Angela Decker, from McPherson, Kansas, discovered her passion for aviation after earning a Master’s in Military History from Norwich University in 2011. Since 2012, she has volunteered with vintage aviation groups, excelling as a social media content creator and coordinator. Angela has coordinated aviation and WWII events, appeared as Rosie the Riveter, and is restoring a Stearman aircraft. She is the Operations Logistics Coordinator at CAF Airbase Georgia and an accountant with a degree in Economics from the University of Georgia. Her son, Caden, shares her love for aviation and history and is studying Digital Media Arts.
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