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From Air&Space, the magazine of the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum.

			   Museum Calendar

April 3 - Monthly Sky Lecture: "NASA, Robots and the Inferno." Dave
Lavery, NASA Office of Advanced Concepts and Technology, will explain
the mission of Dante, the robot that explored Mount Erebus in
Antarctica.  Einstein Planetarium, 9:30 AM.

April 13 - Exploring Space Lecture: "The Role of the Amateur in
Astronomical Discovery." David Levy, columnist for "Sky and Telescope"
and an amateur astronomer who has found seven comets, will describe
the sport of hunting for new objects in the sky.  Einstein
Planetarium, 7:30 PM.

April 22 - General Electric Aviation Lecture: "Stealth and Desert
Storm." Colonel Ralph Getchell will recount his experiences as an
F-117A pilot.  Langley Theater, 7:30 PM.

May 12 - Exploring Space Lecture: "Optical Telescopes for the
Millennium." Frederic H. Chaffee, the director of the Multiple Mirror
Telescope Observatory in Arizona, will trace the development of
optical telescopes.  Einstein Planetarium, 7:30 PM.

May 18 - Items from General Curtis E. LeMay go on display at the Paul
E. Garber Restoration, Preservation and Storage Facility in Suitland,
Maryland.  The items include flight apparel, 30 medals, two flags, and
two home movies.

May 20 - Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial Lecture: Congressman Randy
"Duke" Cunningham, on of the most highly decorated pilots in the
Vietnam War and a former commanding officer at the Navy Fighter
Weapons School, will speak about the challenges military pilots face.
Langley Theater, 8 PM.