The Martians have landed at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan on Feb. 22 in Spaceships and Martians.
On Feb. 20, 1962, NASA launched one of the most important flight missions in American history. Astronaut John Glenn successfully circled the Earth three times in four hours and 56 minutes, reaching speeds of more than 1,700 miles an hour!
If you were to take a trip into space, what would you hope to see? Come build your own spaceship at Children’s Museum of Manhattan.
Spaceships and Martians, Feb. 22 from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Free with museum admission.
Children’s Museum of Manhattan [212 W. 83rd St. between Amsterdam and Broadway, (212) 721–1223; www.cmom.org].
