ResearchBuzz: FirehoseMuseum of Flight: Digital Collections 2.0. “The Museum of Flight is beyond excited to announce the relaunch of our Digital Collections site! The site address is unchanged from before (digitalcollections.museumofflight.org) but the look, feel and structure have been completely revamped. It is now easier than ever to search and browse our vast collection of digital materials, ranging from […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/06/museum-of-flight-digital-collections-2-0/
Dining and CookingMinutes From Seattle Airport Is An Affordable, Accessible Washington City With Diverse Dining, Hotels, And Trails
Airports are often marooned on the far-flung edge of a city — places you’d typically visit to catch a flight…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Dining #CrestviewPark #globalchoices #InternationalAirport #MuseumofFlight #seattle #tukwila
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2374150/minutes-from-seattle-airport-is-an-affordable-accessible-washington-city-with-diverse-dining-hotels-and-trails/
Seattle Worldcon 2025“Museum of Flight” by Michael Hanscom is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 and is used with permission.
Space and flight are integral elements of science fiction storytelling, often serving as the foundation for its most imaginative narratives. For anyone visiting Seattle for the World Science Fiction Convention, what could be a more fitting addition to your trip than a visit to the largest independent air and space museum in the world? A 20-minute drive from Seattle, Tukwila’s Museum of Flight is home to nearly 200 aircraft and spacecraft, displayed alongside thousands of artifacts and photographs in world-class exhibitions that bring the skies closer.
The Past and Future of Humankind’s Fascination with the Skies
“Museum of Flight: Boeing B-29 Superfortress” by Michael Hanscom is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 and is used with permission.Learn about the history and evolution of aviation through detailed exhibits that showcase aircraft in all their glory, from the first wooden planes to commercial airliners to military aircraft to specialized aircraft, like the planes used by the bush pilots of Alaska or the cargo planes of FedEx. The Museum of Flight’s expansive exhibit hall has something for all ages, with plenty of opportunities for hands-on learning. Step into the past at the Red Barn, where the Boeing Company was born. See legendary aircraft such as Air Force One, the Concorde, and a Flying Fortress in the open-air Aviation Pavilion gallery. As you explore the museum grounds, you may find yourself noticing the real-world design elements of fighters and rockets that made their ways into the sci-fi stories you love.
Blast Off
“Museum of Flight: Space Shuttle Trainer” by Michael Hanscom is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 and is used with permission.Live out your astronaut dreams at the Space Shuttle Trainer Crew Compartment Experience. Every Space Shuttle astronaut trained for their missions in the NASA Full Fuselage Trainer, which is now at the Museum of Flight. Visitors can tour the flight deck and living area astronauts used to learn about how astronauts lived and worked.
Also on view is the Museum of Flight’s Apollo exhibit, which documents the Space Race. Come see sections of NASA’S Houston Mission Control from the 1960s, a lunar rover, the first Apollo command module, and rocket engines.
The Details:
- Location: The Museum of Flight is located at 9404 E Marginal Way S, Tukwila, WA. Parking is free (for both cars and planes).
- Hours: Open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Admission: $29 for adults, $25 for seniors, $21 for youth (5-17), free for children under 4
https://seattlein2025.org/2025/04/09/around-seattle-museum-of-flight/
Museum of Flight
Seattle Worldcon 2025Around Seattle: Museum of Flight: Keep your head in the clouds at the world’s largest private air and space museum. … (#MuseumOfFlight)
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Cosmic LogMuseum adds a big Blue rocket engine to its collection
Seattle’s Museum of Flight has brought its collection of space artifacts up to the present day, thanks to a rocket engine that’s been donated by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture.
The BE-3U rocket engine, which was used for on-the-ground development work that included hot-
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/03/18/museum-adds-a-big-blue-rocket-engine-to-its-collection/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #MuseumOfFlight #Museums #Space #SpaceHistory
Northwest Beer GuideFollowing up on our previous post, here are additional vendors from the 2025 #HopsAndProps at the #museumofflight. Again, we want to thank those who provided libations. Here are a handful of those, in #BlackandWhite, because of warmer temperature lighting throughout the museum grounds. #beer #cider #Seattle #Washington #museumofflight #photography
( #merchantduvin, #diamondknotbrew, #balebreaker, #silvercitybrewery, #inclinecider, #stonebrewing, #scuttlebuttbrewing, #talking.cedar, #averybrewingco, #mauibrewingco ) *more photos to be shared soon!
( #merchantduvin, #diamondknotbrew, #balebreaker, #silvercitybrewery, #inclinecider, #stonebrewing, #scuttlebuttbrewing, #talking.cedar, #averybrewingco, #mauibrewingco ) *more photos to be shared soon!
Northwest Beer GuideAfter attending this year's "Hops & Props" at the #MuseumofFlight we want to thank those who provided libations. Here are a handful of those, in #BlackandWhite, because of warmer temperature lighting throughout the museum grounds. #beer #cider #Seattle #Washington #photography
How science weighs the pluses and minuses of space sex
You might think sex in space would be an out-of-this-world experience — but based on the scientific evidence so far, low-gravity intimacy isn’t likely to be as much of a high as it sounds. In fact, dwelling too deeply on the challenges of off-Earth sex and repr
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/02/14/how-science-weighs-the-pluses-and-minuses-of-space-sex/
#FictionScienceClub #Books #CLUBClub #FictionScience #Mars #MuseumOfFlight #Sex #Space
You might think sex in space would be an out-of-this-world experience — but based on the scientific evidence so far, low-gravity intimacy isn’t likely to be as much of a high as it sounds. In fact, dwelling too deeply on the challenges of off-Earth sex and repr
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/02/14/how-science-weighs-the-pluses-and-minuses-of-space-sex/
#FictionScienceClub #Books #CLUBClub #FictionScience #Mars #MuseumOfFlight #Sex #Space
Derk-Jan 💙💛🇺🇦Took the 40min trip to Museum of Flight
✅ Concorde
✅ M-21/SR-71 blackbird
✅ B-52 Stratofortress
✅ VC-137B Air Force One
✅ first 747 and first 737
And so much more..
Clemens Vasters' Pictures 📷SpaceShipOne replica at Museum of Flight #space #avgeek #seattle #wa #washington #usa #museum #museumofflight #photography (Instagram 29.10.2018)
