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:

July 2026

  • Wednesday, 7/1 - Lt. Dan's Excellent Adventure with Jeff Fought
  • Thursday, 7/2 - The Battleship and the Earthquake Bomb with Nigel Bush
  • Friday, 7/3 at 11:00am - Tiniest Astronauts with Alex Langenstein in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 7/3 at 1:00pm - Flight of the A-6 in Vietnam with Dave Cable
  • Saturday, 7/4 at 11:00am - Gemini Rendezvous with Roger Huston in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 7/4 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 7/5 at 11:00am - Space Suits with David Fawley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 7/5 at 1:00pm - The Hindenburg: Luxury then Disaster with Roger Huston
  • Monday, 7/6 at 11:00am - Our Moon with Alycia Johnson in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 7/6 at 1:00pm - Minuteman Missile Launch Officer with John Brightbill
  • Tuesday, 7/7 - Battle of Britain with Larry Kanaster
  • Wednesday, 7/8 - The Gooney Bird on D-Day with Bill Griffith
  • Thursday, 7/9 - The Incident on China Airlines Flight 120 with Dan Wellman
  • Friday, 7/10 at 11:00am - Limelight to Launchpad with Hilary Grilley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 7/10 at 1:00pm - Boeing 747: The Dreamlifter with John Weiss
  • Saturday, 7/11 at 11:00am - The X-15 Program with Jan Zemplenyi in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 7/11 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Mike Martinez in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 7/12 at 11:00am - The Lunar Rover with Barry Dupler in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 7/12 at 1:00pm - History of United Airlines with Steve Smith
  • Monday, 7/13 at 11:00am - Gemini Rendezvous with Roger Huston in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 7/13 at 1:00pm - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines with Rich Sorensen
  • Tuesday, 7/14 - The Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle with Barry Dupler
  • Wednesday, 7/15 - A Difficult Day in an EC-130 with Bryan Osborne
  • Thursday, 7/16 - 'Freight Train' in Vietnam with Jerry Sousa
  • Friday, 7/17 at 11:00am - Tiniest Astronauts with Alex Langenstein in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 7/17 at 1:00pm - The Vietnam War with Cal Kam
  • Saturday, 7/18 at 11:00am - The X-15 Program with Jan Zemplenyi in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 7/18 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 7/19 at 11:00am - The Enterprise: OV-101 with David Fawley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 7/19 at 1:00pm - Mountain Flying with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 7/20 at 11:00am - Apollo 8 with Sureya McGrath in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 7/20 at 1:00pm - Howard Hughes and His Flying Boat with Alan Werner
  • Tuesday, 7/21 - Unauthorized Cargo with Paul Harvey
  • Wednesday, 7/22 - B-24 Commander to Prisoner of War (POW) with Dan Ford
  • Thursday, 7/23 - Dole Derby Disaster: Air Race to Hawaii with Dennis Hatfield
  • Friday, 7/24 at 11:00am - Limelight to Launchpad with Hilary Grilley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 7/24 at 1:00pm - Dutch Holocaust Survivor with Pete Metzelaar
  • Saturday, 7/25 at 11:00am - The Lunar Rover with Barry Dupler in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 7/25 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Gretchen Burks in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 7/26 at 11:00am - Apollo 8 with Sureya McGrath in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 7/26 at 1:00pm - WASPs in War with Leslie Czechowski
  • Monday, 7/27 at 11:00am - Our Moon with Alycia Johnson in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 7/27 at 1:00pm - Unsolved: DB Cooper. The True Story of the Skyjacking of Flight 305 with Mike Burns
  • Tuesday, 7/28 - A Tale of Two Wars with Ken McNair
  • Wednesday, 7/29 - Fly with the Aggressors with Jerry Coy
  • Thursday, 7/30 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms
  • Friday, 7/31 at 11:00am - Space Talks Live Cancelled: Blue Angels Week
  • Friday, 7/31 at 1:00pm - Storytelling Cancelled: Blue Angels Week
  • Saturday, 8/1 at 11:00am - Space Talks Live Cancelled: Jet Blast Bash
  • Saturday, 8/1 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates Cancelled: Jet Blast Bash
  • Sunday, 8/2 at 11:00am - Space Talks Live Cancelled: Jet Blast Bash
  • Sunday, 8/2 at 1:00pm - Storytelling Cancelled: Jet Blast Bash


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