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

November/December 2024

  • Thursday, 11/28 - No Storytelling - Thanksgiving
  • Friday, 11/29 - Landing on a Postage Stamp with Jim Frank
  • Saturday, 11/30 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/1 - Dentist in Vietnam with Fred Quarnstrom
  • Monday, 12/2 - The Day Gander Hosted the World with Alan Werner
  • Tuesday, 12/3 - The Evolution of the B-1B Bomber with Don Allen
  • Wednesday, 12/4 - The Great Air Races with Tom Brown
  • Thursday, 12/5 - How Do I Stop This Thing? with David Haglund
  • Friday, 12/6 - Balloons in World War II and Beyond with Dan Nordmark
  • Saturday, 12/7 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/8 - Gliders in Bastogne with Bill Seguin
  • Monday, 12/9 - Compass Call: Electronic Warfare and Desert Storm with Bryan Osborne
  • Tuesday, 12/10 - The Black Box with Bob Semlow in the Great Gallery Well
  • Wednesday, 12/11 - Flying the North Atlantic with Bill Griffith
  • Thursday, 12/12 - Vietnam AirMobile/Air Assault: A Soldier's Story with David Waggoner
  • Friday, 12/13 - Boeing 747: The Dreamlifter with John Weiss
  • Saturday, 12/14 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/15 - Eddie Hubbard: Boeing's Pioneer Air Mail Pilot with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 12/16 - The Dambuster Raid with Jeff Culver
  • Tuesday, 12/17 - The Battle of Britain with Larry Kanaster
  • Wednesday, 12/18 - Commanding an F-15 Squadron with Jerry Coy
  • Thursday, 12/19 - The Dole Derby Disaster: Air Race to Hawaii with Dennis Hatfield
  • Friday, 12/20 - The Vietnam War with Cal Kam
  • Saturday, 12/21 - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/22 - Pratt & Whitney's First Engine with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 12/23 - Tuskegee Airmen Harry Stewart Jr. with Wayne Martin
  • Tuesday, 12/24 - No Storytelling - Museum Closes at 2:00pm
  • Wednesday, 12/25 - No Storytelling - Museum Closed for Christmas Day
  • Thursday, 12/26 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms in the View Lounge
  • Friday, 12/27 - Dutch Holocaust Survivor with Pete Metzelaar
  • Saturday, 12/28 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/29 - Saving Your Wingman: Risner's and Pardo's Push with Jan Czechowski
  • Monday, 12/30 - The Blue Angels with Paul Harvey
  • Tuesday, 12/31 - B-17 Legacy: The Uncles We Never Knew with Jon Fehrenbach
  • Wednesday, 1/1 - B-24 Commander to Prisoner of War (POW) with Dan Ford
  • Thursday, 1/2 - "Freight Train" in Vietnam with Jerry Sousa


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