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:

September 2026

  • Monday, 8/31 at 11:00am - Our Moon with Alycia Johnson in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 8/31 at 1:00pm - Dole Derby Disaster: Air Race to Hawaii with Dennis Hatfield
  • Tuesday, 9/1 - Link Trainer with Tom Allan
  • Wednesday, 9/2 - Shoot Down and Recovery of Oyster 1 Bravo with Jerry Coy
  • Thursday, 9/3 - 'Freight Train' in Vietnam with Jerry Sousa
  • Friday, 9/4 at 11:00am - Mars Rover with Lauren Kafadarian in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 9/4 at 1:00pm - The Dreamlifter with John Weiss
  • Saturday, 9/5 at 11:00am - Gemini Rendezvous with Roger Huston in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 9/5 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 9/6 at 11:00am - The Enterprise: OV-101 with David Fawley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 9/6 at 1:00pm - Rosie the Riveter with Steve Smith
  • Monday, 9/7 at 11:00am - Apollo 8 with Sureya McGrath in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 9/7 at 1:00pm - Extreme Courage with Paul Harvey
  • Tuesday, 9/8 - U.S. Navy Airships with Roger Huston
  • Wednesday, 9/9 - B-24 Commander to Prisoner of War (POW) with Dan Ford
  • Thursday, 9/10 - Incident on CAL Flight 120 with Dan Wellman
  • Friday, 9/11 at 11:00am - Lunar Rover with Barry Dupler in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 9/11 at 1:00pm - Vietnam War with Cal Kam
  • Saturday, 9/12 at 11:00am - Mars Rover with Lauren Kafadarian in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 9/12 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Gretchen Burks in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 9/13 at 11:00am - Skylab with David Fawley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 9/13 at 1:00pm - The Battle of Britain with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 9/14 at 11:00am - Our Moon with Alycia Johnson in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 9/14 at 1:00pm - Unsolved: DB Cooper; The True Story of the Skyjacking of Flight 305 with Mike Burns
  • Tuesday, 9/15 - Howard Hughes and His Flying Boat with Alan Werner
  • Wednesday, 9/16 - Underdogs and Wildcats with John Miller
  • Thursday, 9/17 - Franklin D. Roosevelt's Secret Flight to Casablanca with Rich Sorensen
  • Friday, 9/18 at 11:00am - X-15 Rocket Plane with Jan Zemplenyi in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 9/18 at 1:00pm - Six Women Who Changed History with Charles Fitzgerald
  • Saturday, 9/19 at 11:00am - The Science of Rockets with Manit Khare in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 9/19 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 9/20 at 11:00am - Apollo 8 with Sureya McGrath in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 9/20 at 1:00pm - Polish RAF Heroes of the Battle of Britain with Jan Czechowski
  • Monday, 9/21 at 11:00am - Our Moon with Alycia Johnson in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 9/21 at 1:00pm - Top Gun Photography and The Million Dollar Route! with Bryan Osborne
  • Tuesday, 9/22 - The Battle of Britain with Larry Kanaster
  • Wednesday, 9/23 - The Great Air Races with Tom Brown
  • Thursday, 9/24 - Voyager: The Plane That Did It! with Dave Jones
  • Friday, 9/25 at 11:00am - Tiniest Astronauts with Alex Langenstein in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 9/25 at 1:00pm - Dutch Holocaust Survivor with Pete Metzelaar
  • Saturday, 9/26 at 11:00am - The Science of Rockets with Manit Khare in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 9/26 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 9/27 at 11:00am - Limelight to Launchpad with Hilary Grilley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 9/27 at 1:00pm - Gliders in Bastogne with Bill Seguin
  • Monday, 9/28 at 11:00am - Tiniest Astronauts with Alex Langenstein in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 9/28 at 1:00pm - The Dambuster Raid with Jeff Culver
  • Tuesday, 9/29 - Last Flight of MAC 641 with Ken McNair
  • Wednesday, 9/30 - The Last Unknown Solider with Jeff Fought


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