Holiday Fun
Red Planet Week
Get a little bit closer to Mars, the Red Planet, during Red Planet Week at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. Special family activities and demonstrations help celebrate NASA’s latest mission to Mars with its new Rover, “Curiosity.” Visitors can participate in a Curiosity workshop where you can make your own Mars Rover. Plus you’ll be able to see what it takes to drive a Mars Rover and the challenges NASA faces in relying on robots on the Mars surface. The museum will also be showing special footage from previous missions in the Space Gallery. Local high school robotic teams, including Malverne High School, are on hand to discuss how their robots are based on some of the same principles as used in NASA projects.
Monday through Friday, Dec. 26-30. Cradle of Aviation Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 572-4111 or www.cradleofaviation.org.