The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum celebrates the 27th annual Fleet Week, to be held from May 20–May 26, 2015. Fleet Week is America's premier tribute and "thank you" to the men and women who serve in the armed forces. Fleet Week activities at the Intrepid Museum are proudly supported by Coca-Cola.
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Fleet Week activities will be held inside the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum and on Pier 86 (46 Street and 12 Avenue, Manhattan). Events on the pier are free and open to the public; events in the Museum are free with Museum admission. This year's special events and displays include:
Meet the Pilots
Saturday, May 23, 2015, 12:30pm
Meet three distinguished aviators and discover first-hand what it takes to pilot the aircraft exhibited on Intrepid.
Military officers, test pilots, veterans of combat, and NASA astronauts, Scott D. Altman, Ron Garan, and Greg C. Johnson have flown some of the most sophisticated and groundbreaking aircraft and spacecraft ever developed. Join them as they share their thrilling flying stories with friend and former NASA colleague Mike Massimino, now Senior Advisor, Space Programs at Intrepid and Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Columbia University. Program is free with museum admission.
Learn more about the aircraft on the flight deck following the program: [list][*]11:30am–12:00pm: Scott D. Altman
[*]2:00pm–2:30pm: Ron Garan
[*]2:30pm–3:00pm: Greg C. Johnson
[*]3:00pm: Join former astronaut and author Ron Garan for a discussion and signing of his book, [i]The Orbital Perspective[/i] in the Lutnick Theater. Free with museum admission.[/list] Throughout the day, Pier 86 will host displays and hands-on activities from NASA, the Office of Naval Research, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, the American Legion and the American Red Cross. Four U.S. Naval Academy Yard Patrol boats will be open for free public tours. Live demonstrations, scavenger hunts and a family aviation gallery walk will be presented by Intrepid Museum educators, and free Fleet Week themed Tour Guide Talks will take place on the hangar deck.