Aerospace Update

Time: Saturdays at 1:00 PM
Location: Charles Simonyi Space Gallery
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.


Upcoming Storytelling Presentations

January/February 2025

  • Wednesday, 1/1 - B-24 Commander to Prisoner of War (POW) with Dan Ford
  • Thursday, 1/2 - "Freight Train" in Vietnam with Jerry Sousa
  • Friday, 1/3 - Tommy Hitchcock: American Hero with Dave Cable
  • Saturday, 1/4 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 1/5 - Fly Girls: American Women Pilots in the 1930s with Leslie Czechowski
  • Monday, 1/6 - USS Nimitz: Her Beginning with Jeff Culver
  • Tuesday, 1/7 - History Near Here: Seattle's Aviation Sites with Tom Nelson
  • Wednesday, 1/8 - Lt. Dan's Excellent Adventure with Jeff Fought
  • Thursday, 1/9 - The Doolittle Raid with Dave Waggoner
  • Friday, 1/10 - The B-52 and Vietnam with Dave Wellman
  • Saturday, 1/11 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 1/12 - Polish RAF Heroes of the Battle of Britain with Jan Czechowski
  • Monday, 1/13 - Tuskegee Airmen Harry Stewart Jr. with Wayne Martin
  • Tuesday, 1/14 - Ellen Church: America's First Flight Attendant with Deana Ross in the Great Gallery by the Boeing Model 80A
  • Wednesday, 1/15 - The Tuskegee Airmen with Harvey Hawks
  • Thursday, 1/16 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms
  • Friday, 1/17 - Apollo: The Greatest Accomplishment in Mankind... Ever! with Jim Frank
  • Saturday, 1/18 - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 1/19 - Gliders in Bastogne with Bill Seguin
  • Monday, 1/20 - Lighter Than Air with Alan Werner
  • Tuesday, 1/21 - The Hindenburg: Luxury Then Disaster with Roger Huston
  • Wednesday, 1/22 - Carrier Warfare with John Miller
  • Thursday, 1/23 - FDR's Secret Flight to Casablanca with Rich Sorensen
  • Friday, 1/24 - Blackbird Tales with Ken Bottini in the Great Gallery Well
  • Saturday, 1/25 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 1/26 - Marina Raskova with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 1/27 - Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) with Paul Rubin
  • Tuesday, 1/28 - Pardo's Push with Ken McNair
  • Wednesday, 1/29 - The Link Trainer with Tom Allan
  • Thursday, 1/30 - Dole Derby Disaster: Air Race to Hawaii with Dennis Hatfield
  • Friday, 1/31 - Aviatrix Pioneers with Charles Fitzgerald
  • Saturday, 2/1 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 2/2 - Flying a Light Plane in Australia with Fred Quarnstrom
  • Monday, 2/3 - America's 1st Black Combat Pilot: Eugene Bullard with Wayne Martin
  • Tuesday, 2/4 - The Birth of the B-52 with Jon Fehrenbach
  • Wednesday, 2/5 - Evolution of Jet Fighters with Jerry Coy
  • Thursday, 2/6 - The Unfinished Letter with Tom Davidson
  • Friday, 2/7 - The Dreamlifter with John Weiss
  • Saturday, 2/8 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 2/9 - The Comet and Boeing 707 with Greg Hunter


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