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Aerospace Museum of California Youth Programs include hands-on STEM experiences, summer programs, group visits, and field trips. Participants explore interactive exhibits and hands-on activities, and they can pilot an aircraft using a professional flight simulator to practice taking off, flying, and landing.
• Schedule: Open Tuesday–Sunday, 9:00 am–5:00 pm
The Aerospace Museum of California was founded in 1982 as the McClellan Aviation Museum as part of the US Air Force museum system, and it relocated to a new facility in 2007 after McClellan Air Force Base closed in 2001. The museum reports honoring the past and inspiring more than 65,000 young minds every year, including 2,649 kids in summer programs and 65,133 student visitors, with a total of 143,149 museum visitors and 3,549 total camp days. The museum’s STEM education mission is described as being powered by exceptional leadership and strong partnerships, and it serves the Sacramento region and Sacramento kids through community support and partnerships. The leadership team includes President & CEO Tom Jones and Board Chair Linda Martin, along with board members and advisors such as Dave Long, Neil Brown, George Lonergan, Dr. General Davie, Cathy Cook, Jim Cuff, Rich Desmond, Roger Dickinson, Jeff Harris, Rick Launey, Anastasia Long, Jason Sample, Taylor Toledo, Dan West, Dave Bennett, Major General Jim Hopp (Retired), Stephen K. Robinson, Ph.D, and Larry Miles. The museum features over 20 standard exhibits and over 40 aircraft, a large airpark where visitors can walk through aircraft and walk below suspended aircraft, and exhibits that allow visitors to get close to engine artifacts and interact with them. Youth programs take place in a setting that includes a large exhibit hall, classrooms, and the Mars Theater, which has amphitheater-style seating, a large viewing screen, and an interior crafted to resemble the inside of a Mars Habitat Pod with storage and control panels. Unique artifacts and exhibits include the Makani M600 energy kite described as the world’s largest rigid wing kite and the last one in existence, a Blue Angel A-4C “Skyhawk” flown in the US Navy Blue Angels Demonstration from 1974 to 1986, a North American F-86 “Sabre” flown during the Korean War, and exhibits featuring the Tuskegee Airmen and the United States Coast Guard. Flight Zone Training uses professional flight simulators under the instruction of experienced flight instructors.
Last updated April 1, 2026.
• Schedule: Open Tuesday–Sunday, 9:00 am–5:00 pm
The Aerospace Museum of California was founded in 1982 as the McClellan Aviation Museum as part of the US Air Force museum system, and it relocated to a new facility in 2007 after McClellan Air Force Base closed in 2001. The museum reports honoring the past and inspiring more than 65,000 young minds every year, including 2,649 kids in summer programs and 65,133 student visitors, with a total of 143,149 museum visitors and 3,549 total camp days. The museum’s STEM education mission is described as being powered by exceptional leadership and strong partnerships, and it serves the Sacramento region and Sacramento kids through community support and partnerships. The leadership team includes President & CEO Tom Jones and Board Chair Linda Martin, along with board members and advisors such as Dave Long, Neil Brown, George Lonergan, Dr. General Davie, Cathy Cook, Jim Cuff, Rich Desmond, Roger Dickinson, Jeff Harris, Rick Launey, Anastasia Long, Jason Sample, Taylor Toledo, Dan West, Dave Bennett, Major General Jim Hopp (Retired), Stephen K. Robinson, Ph.D, and Larry Miles. The museum features over 20 standard exhibits and over 40 aircraft, a large airpark where visitors can walk through aircraft and walk below suspended aircraft, and exhibits that allow visitors to get close to engine artifacts and interact with them. Youth programs take place in a setting that includes a large exhibit hall, classrooms, and the Mars Theater, which has amphitheater-style seating, a large viewing screen, and an interior crafted to resemble the inside of a Mars Habitat Pod with storage and control panels. Unique artifacts and exhibits include the Makani M600 energy kite described as the world’s largest rigid wing kite and the last one in existence, a Blue Angel A-4C “Skyhawk” flown in the US Navy Blue Angels Demonstration from 1974 to 1986, a North American F-86 “Sabre” flown during the Korean War, and exhibits featuring the Tuskegee Airmen and the United States Coast Guard. Flight Zone Training uses professional flight simulators under the instruction of experienced flight instructors.
Last updated April 1, 2026.
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