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 Topics:

March 2025

  • Saturday, 3/1 - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 3/2 - Rosie the Riveter with Steve Smith
  • Monday, 3/3 - Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) in Vietnam with Paul Rubin
  • Tuesday, 3/4 - History Near Here: Seattle's Aviation Sites with Tim Nelson
  • Wednesday, 3/5 - Evolution of Jet Fighters with Jerry Coy
  • Thursday, 3/6 - How Do I Stop This Thing? with David Haglund
  • Friday, 3/7 - Landing on a Postage Stamp with Jim Frank
  • Saturday, 3/8 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 3/9 - Saving Your Wingman: Risner's and Pardo's Push with Jan Czechowski
  • Monday, 3/10 - USS Nimitz: Her Beginning with Jeff Culver
  • Tuesday, 3/11 - The Hindenburg: Luxury Then Disaster with Roger Huston
  • Wednesday, 3/12 - The Last Unknown Soldier with Jeff Fought
  • Thursday, 3/13 - Franklin D. Roosevelt's Secret Flight with Rich Sorensen
  • Friday, 3/14 - Tommy Hitchcock: American Hero with Dave Cable
  • Saturday, 3/15 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 3/16 -  Pioneering Female Pilot with Leslie Czechowski
  • Monday, 3/17 - Compass Call: Electronic Warfare and Desert Storm with Bryan Osborne
  • Tuesday, 3/18 - Unauthorized Cargo with Paul Harvey
  • Wednesday, 3/19 - Carrier Warfare with John Miller
  • Thursday, 3/20 - Dole Derby Disaster: Air Race to Hawaii with Dennis Hatfield
  • Friday, 3/21 - Blackbird Tales with Ken Bottini in the Great Gallery Well
  • Saturday, 3/22 - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 3/23 - Boeing Buys a Shipyard with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 3/24 - Tuskegee Airmen Harry Stewart Jr. with Wayne Martin
  • Tuesday, 3/25 - Ellen Church: America's First Flight Attendant with Deana Ross by the Boeing Model 80A
  • Wednesday, 3/26 - World War II Gliders with Tom Allan
  • Thursday, 3/27 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms
  • Friday, 3/28 - The B-52 and Vietnam with Dave Wellman
  • Saturday, 3/29 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 3/30 - Gliders in Bastogne with Bill Seguin
  • Monday, 3/31 - The Day the World Came to Gander with Alan Werner


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