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:

February 2025

  • 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 - B-24 Commander to Prisoner of War (POW) with Dan Ford
  • Thursday, 2/6 - How Do I Stop This Thing? 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
  • Monday, 2/10 - A Difficult Day in an EC-130 with Bryan Osborne
  • Tuesday, 2/11 - Haunted Aviation Stories with Larry Kanaster
  • Wednesday, 2/12 - The Great Air Races with Tom Brown
  • Thursday, 2/13 - 'Lib' Erickson: A WASP Story with Dave Waggoner
  • Friday, 2/14 - The Vietnam War with Cal Kam
  • Saturday, 2/15 - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 2/16 -  Mudhole Smith with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 2/17 - Dambusters Raid with Jeff Culver
  • Tuesday, 2/18 - The Black Box with Bob Semlow in the Great Gallery Well
  • Wednesday, 2/19 - The Tuskegee Airmen with Harvey Hawks
  • Thursday, 2/20 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms in the View Lounge
  • Friday, 2/21 - Balloons in World War II and Beyond with Dan Nordmark
  • Saturday, 2/22 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 2/23 - Rosie the Riveter with Steve Smith
  • Monday, 2/24 - The Dole Derby Disaster: Air Race to Hawaii with Dennis Hatfield
  • Tuesday, 2/25 - The Evolution of the B-1B Bomber with Don Allen
  • Wednesday, 2/26 - The Gooney Bird on D-Day with Bill Griffith
  • Thursday, 2/27 - The Unfinished Letter with Tom Davidson
  • Friday, 2/28 - Dutch Holocaust Survivor with Pete Metzelaar 


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