Aerospace Update

Time: Saturdays at 1:00 PM
Location: Charles Simonyi Space Gallery (unless otherwise noted)
FREE with Museum Admission

A weekly 25-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 25-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.

Space Talks LIVE!

Time: Friday through Monday at 11:00 AM
Location: Apollo Gallery
FREE with Museum Admission

A 15-minute experience presenting stories about astronauts, space exploration, or astronomy. The presenter is live via Zoom on a screen at the rear of the Apollo Gallery.


Upcoming Topics:

October 2026

  • Thursday, 10/1 - The Doolittle Raid with Dave Waggoner
  • Friday, 10/2 at 11:00am - Gemini Rendezvous with Roger Huston in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 10/2 at 1:00pm - Flight of the A-6 with Dave Cable
  • Saturday, 10/3 at 11:00am - Tiniest Astronauts with Alex Langenstein in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 10/3 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 10/4 at 11:00am - Apollo 8: Flying to the Moon with Sureya McGrath in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 10/4 at 1:00pm - Gliders in Bastogne with Bill Seguin
  • Monday, 10/5 at 11:00am - Our Moon with Alycia Johnson in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 10/5 at 1:00pm - Compass Call: Electronic Warfare and Desert Storm with Bryan Osborne
  • Tuesday, 10/6 - Ellen Church: America's First Flight Attendant with Deana Ross in the Great Gallery by the Model 80A
  • Wednesday, 10/7 - B-24 Commander to Prisoner of War (POW) with Dan Ford
  • Thursday, 10/8 - Need for Speed with David Haglund
  • Friday, 10/9 at 11:00am - Lunar Rover with Barry Dupler in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 10/9 at 1:00pm - Apollo: The Greatest Accomplishment of Mankind... Ever! with Jim Frank
  • Saturday, 10/10 at 11:00am - The Science of Rockets with Manit Khare in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 10/10 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 10/11 at 11:00am - Space Suits with David Fawley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 10/11 at 1:00pm - Stalin with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 10/12 at 11:00am - The X-15 Rocket Plane with Jan Zemplenyi in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 10/12 at 1:00pm - Vin Fiz: Cal Rogers' 1911 Transcontinental Flight with Jim Ray
  • Tuesday, 10/13 - Evolution of the B-1B Bomber with Don Allen
  • Wednesday, 10/14 - Eugene Bullard: America's First Black Combat Pilot with Wayne Martin
  • Thursday, 10/15 - First Non-Stop Transatlantic Flight with Nigel Bush
  • Friday, 10/16 at 11:00am - Tiniest Astronauts with Alex Langenstein in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 10/16 at 1:00pm - Blackbird Tales with Ken Bottini on the Great Gallery Overlook
  • Saturday, 10/17 at 11:00am - Gemini Rendezvous with Roger Huston in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 10/17 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 10/18 at 11:00am - Mars Rover with Lauren Kafadarian in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 10/18 at 1:00pm - Lunar Rover with Barry Dupler
  • Monday, 10/19 at 11:00am - Apollo 8: Flying to the Moon with Sureya McGrath in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 10/19 at 1:00pm - Dole Derby Disaster: Air Race to Hawaii with Dennis Hatfield
  • Tuesday, 10/20 - Winged Divas: Museum of Flight Movie Stars with Tim Nelson
  • Wednesday, 10/21 - The Tuskegee Airmen with Harvey Hawks
  • Thursday, 10/22 - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines with Rich Sorensen
  • Friday, 10/23 at 11:00am - Lunar Rover with Barry Dupler in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 10/23 at 1:00pm - Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) in Vietnam with Paul Rubin
  • Saturday, 10/24 at 11:00am - The Science of Rockets with Manit Khare in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 10/24 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 10/25 at 11:00am - The Enterprise: OV-101 with David Fawley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 10/25 at 1:00pm - Limelight to Launchpad with Hilary Okrent-Grilley
  • Monday, 10/26 at 11:00am - Our Moon with Alycia Johnson in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 10/26 at 1:00pm - Minuteman Missile Launch Officer with John Brightbill
  • Tuesday, 10/27 - B-17 Legacy: The Uncles We Never Knew with Jon Fehrenbach
  • Wednesday, 10/28 - The Gooney Bird on D-Day with Bill Griffith
  • Thursday, 10/29 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms
  • Friday, 10/30 at 11:00am - Mars Rover with Lauren Kafadarian in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 10/30 at 1:00pm - Six Women Who Changed History with Charles Fitzgerald
  • Saturday, 10/31 at 11:00am - The X-15 Rocket Plane with Jan Zemplenyi in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 10/31 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Gretchen Burks in the Simonyi Space Gallery


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