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Happy Dolly Parton Day! 💗📚This week, 1,200 girls and 80 incredible women in STEM came together for We Can Do It Together...
09/25/2026

Happy Dolly Parton Day! 💗📚

This week, 1,200 girls and 80 incredible women in STEM came together for We Can Do It Together, where we proudly honored Dolly Parton’s lifelong commitment to reading, literacy, and helping children dream big.

Reading opens the door to STEM, imagination, and endless possibilities.

Today, 9/25, Dolly Parton Day, we celebrate Dolly and for planting seeds of possibility in children everywhere.

Where Dreams Take Flight! ✈️📚

So grateful to host this amazing event bringing 1,200 girls to the museum. Together, we inspired confidence, opened door...
09/25/2026

So grateful to host this amazing event bringing 1,200 girls to the museum. Together, we inspired confidence, opened doors to STEM possibilities, and planted seeds that can truly change lives.

Thank you for helping us make an impact. We Did It Together!

Some creativity in our build stations! Guests enjoy creating and designing anything you can imagine with our range of ST...
09/06/2026

Some creativity in our build stations! Guests enjoy creating and designing anything you can imagine with our range of STEM stations, and we love to see your ideas!

Plan your visit to explore, discover, and inspire 🛫

Republic Aircraft's F-105D is a one-seat variant on their F-105 fighter-bomber, capable of carrying over 12,000 lbs of p...
09/04/2026

Republic Aircraft's F-105D is a one-seat variant on their F-105 fighter-bomber, capable of carrying over 12,000 lbs of payload over long distances at high speeds. The Thunderchief, or Thud, saw extensive use in Operation Rolling Thunder from 1963 to 1972, but its history is plagued by in-flight failures and maintenance issues. This specimen joined the Aerospace Museum's collection in January of 1984, just one month before the final flight of the USAF's Thunderchief.

The C-119 Flying Boxcar is Fairchild Aircraft's military transport plane, first developed in 1947. The wide rear clamshe...
08/28/2026

The C-119 Flying Boxcar is Fairchild Aircraft's military transport plane, first developed in 1947. The wide rear clamshell doors allow for quick onloading and offloading into the generous cargo fuselage. The specimen in our collection served the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1953 to 1965 before being purchased and used as a private firefighting aircraft until it was flown to the museum in 1988 and repainted with US Air Force markings.

📆 Plan your visit today to see our full collection of historic aircraft and artifacts! ✈️

This Workhorse is one of the most unique looking aircraft in our collection. The Piasecki H-21, or "flying banana" is ta...
08/20/2026

This Workhorse is one of the most unique looking aircraft in our collection. The Piasecki H-21, or "flying banana" is tandem rotor helicopter initially designed for arctic rescue missions. The strange shape ensures that there is no risk of the six large rotors striking the fuselage. 🚁

📆 Plan your visit today to see our full collection of historic aircraft and artifacts!

Sunday, August 9th, the drones take flight! Micro drones will race through twists and turns, performing midair tricks i...
08/08/2026

Sunday, August 9th, the drones take flight! Micro drones will race through twists and turns, performing midair tricks in timed trials above our indoor stage.
Watch from the ground, or catch the action in "FPV" (first person view) as the screens show live feeds from the drones' cameras. These ~3" wide quad copters are small but mighty, presented by Sacramento MultiGP drone pilots.
Root for your favorite racer from 11am-3pm

The Aerospace Museum of California was proud to participate in the Artemis II celebration at Red Rocks! 🚀🌙The STEM Fair ...
08/07/2026

The Aerospace Museum of California was proud to participate in the Artemis II celebration at Red Rocks! 🚀🌙

The STEM Fair welcomed 8,500 attendees for a day filled with hands-on discovery and meaningful STEM engagement. A highlight was hearing inspiring remarks from Artemis II crew members Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen.

Thank you to NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lockheed Martin , Northrop Grumman Corporation, and Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre for creating an unforgettable experience and inspiring the next generation of explorers!

Special thanks to our new Aircraft Preservation Team, who have started work on the Lockheed EC-121’s lower radome. Look ...
08/06/2026

Special thanks to our new Aircraft Preservation Team, who have started work on the Lockheed EC-121’s lower radome. Look forward to a restored underbelly, and give them props if you see them hard at work!

Radome is a portmanteau of radar + dome, referring to the bulbous shapes on the top and bottom of the EC-121's fuselage. Lockheed's long range radar plane began production in 1943 and stayed in service until the 1970s.

Plan your visit to see the EC-121 and many more full aircrafts in our air park! ✈️

Address

3200 Freedom Park Drive
North Highlands, CA
95652

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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(916) 643-3192

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