United States Air Force Academy
Go to home pageHomeschool Open House: Are We Alone? Searching for Life in the Universe Wednesday, Apr 16 from 10:30 - 11:45am Important Note about required Base Pass included below "Are we Alone in the Universe?" This is one of the most intriguing and enduring questions of humanity. Humans have wanted to know if our planet is the […]
Space Day 10:00 a.m. - Dream Big: Engineering Our World Saturday, Apr 19 from 10:00 - 11:00am Narrated by Academy Award® winner Jeff Bridges, Dream Big: Engineering Our World is a first of its kind film for IMAX® and giant screen theatres that will transform how we think about engineering. From the Great Wall of […]
Space Day 11:00 a.m. - Two Small Pieces of Glass & Eclipses and Phases of the Moon Saturday, Apr 19 from 11:00 a.m. - Noon Two Small Pieces of Glass: While attending a local star party, two teenage students learn how the telescope has helped us understand our place in space and how telescopes continue […]
Learn about space, all that it holds, and how we get there by hearing from the Physics and Astronomy Club, the Cadet Space Operations Squadron, the Blue Horizon Rocketry Club, the i5 Space Squadron, and other space clubs! Register to reserve your seat at the show. Visitors to the Academy are required to have a […]
Space Day Noon - Black Holes and two short films: Journey to the Center of the Milky Way & Losing the Dark Saturday, Apr 19 from Noon - 1:00 p.m. Black Holes: Narrated by Academy Award-nominated actor Liam Neeson, this cutting-edge production features high-resolution visualizations of cosmic phenomena, using data generated by computer simulations, to […]
Space Day 1:00 p.m. - Apollo 11: First Steps Saturday, Apr 19 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Apollo 11: First Steps: A thrilling cinematic experience that showcases the real-life moments of humankind’s first steps on the moon. In this special edition created exclusively for IMAX® and giant screen theaters in science centers and museums of Todd Douglas […]
Space Day 2:00 p.m. - Galileo's Moon: The Apollo 15 Story Saturday, Apr 19 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Galileo's Moon: This Apollo 15 50th Anniversary film, Galileo’s Moon, was produced by the Apollo 15 crew and associates to record some historical highlights of the mission as well as to share their personal experiences during the exploration […]
Space Day 3:00 p.m. - Oasis in Space & From Earth to the Universe Saturday, Apr 19 from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Oasis in Space: Oasis In Space transports the audience on a startling and beautiful voyage through our universe, galaxy and solar system in search of liquid water, a key ingredient for life on Earth. […]
Space Day 4:00 p.m. - In Saturn's Rings Saturday, Apr 19 from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. In Saturn's Rings: Takes audience on a 14 billion light year journey of the mind, heart and spirit from the big bang to the near future via the Cassini-Huygens Mission at Saturn. NO food or drinks are allowed in […]
Space Day 5:00 p.m. - Cosmic Mashups & Forward! To the Moon Saturday, Apr 19 from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Cosmic Mashups: Supermassive black holes are found in most galaxies and we're beginning to uncover how the merging of galaxies activate galactic centers. Forward! To the Moon: Kari Byron from Crash Test World and MythBusters […]
