Aerospace Update

Time: Saturdays at 1:00 PM
Location: Charles Simonyi Space Gallery
FREE with Museum Admission

A weekly 20-minute recap of the latest news in astronomy, aviation, and spaceflight from our own experts. Q&A to follow.

Storytelling

Time: Sunday through Friday at 1:00 PM
Location: Personal Courage Wing Quonset Hut (unless otherwise noted)
FREE with Museum Admission

A 20-minute experience presenting historic stories that range from epic tales of personal heroism to the daily adventures of modern pilots, astronauts and ground crew working in commercial aviation and aerospace.


Upcoming Storytelling Presentations

May 2024

  • Wednesday, 5/1 - B-24 Commander to Prisoner of War (POW) with Dan Ford
  • Thursday, 5/2 - The Unfinished Letter with Tom Davidson
  • Friday, 5/3 - Dutch Holocaust Survivor with Pete Metzelaar
  • Saturday, 5/4 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 5/5 - Storytelling with Greg: Lindbergh, Earhart, and Finch with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 5/6 - Intercepted! with Paul Harvey
  • Tuesday, 5/7 - The Black Box with Bob Semlow in the Great Gallery under the 737
  • Wednesday, 5/8 - Stealth Technology with Jerry Coy
  • Thursday, 5/9 - 'Lib' Erickson: A WASP Story with Dave Waggoner
  • Friday, 5/10 - Project Welcome Home with Dave Cable
  • Saturday, 5/11 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 5/12 - WASPs in War with Leslie Czechowski
  • Monday, 5/13 - USS Nimitz: Her Beginning with Jeff Culver
  • Tuesday, 5/14 - Evolution of the B-1B Bomber with Don Allen
  • Wednesday, 5/15 - The Tuskegee Airmen with Harvey Hawks
  • Thursday, 5/16 - The Dole Derby Disaster: Air Race to Hawaii with Dennis Hatfield
  • Friday, 5/17 - The B-52 and Vietnam with Dave Wellman
  • Saturday, 5/18 - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 5/19 - Vietnam: 111 BC to 1965 with Fred Quarnstrom
  • Monday, 5/20 - A Difficult Day in an EC-130 with Bryan Osborne
  • Tuesday, 5/21 - The Day Gander Hosted the World with Alan Werner
  • Wednesday, 5/22 - Sidewinder with Tom Allan
  • Thursday, 5/23 - 'Freight Train' in Vietnam with Jerry Sousa
  • Friday, 5/24 - Aviatrix Pioneers with Charles Fitzgerald
  • Saturday, 5/25 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 5/26 - Polish RAF Heroes of the Battle of Britain with Jan Czechowski
  • Monday, 5/27 - Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) in Vietnam with Paul Rubin
  • Tuesday, 5/28 - The Last Flight of MAC 641 with Ken McNair
  • Wednesday, 5/29 - The Gooney Bird on D-Day with Bill Griffith
  • Thursday, 5/30 - The Oscar of Aviation: The Collier Trophy with David Haglund
  • Friday, 5/31 - The Blackbird Tales with Ken Bottini in the Great Gallery Well


Check back at the end of the month for more upcoming presentations.