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: Sunday 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:

February 2026

  • Friday, 1/30 - Blackbird Tales with Ken Bottini on the Great Gallery Overlook
  • Saturday, 1/31 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 2/1 at 11:00am - Gemini Rendezvous with Roger Huston in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 2/1 at 1:00pm - Rosie the Riveter with Steve Smith
  • Monday, 2/2 - USS Nimitz: Her Beginning with Jeff Culver
  • Tuesday, 2/3 - The Evolution of the B-1B Bomber with Don Allen
  • Wednesday, 2/4 - Steam in the Air with Bill Griffith
  • Thursday, 2/5 - 100 Years of Air Refueling with David Haglund
  • Friday, 2/6 - Six Women Who Changed History with Charles Fitzgerald
  • Saturday, 2/7 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 2/8 at 11:00am - The Enterprise: OV-101 with David Fawley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 2/8 at 1:00pm - A Difficult Day in an EC-130 with Bryan Osborne
  • Monday, 2/9 - Tuskegee Airmen Harry Stewart Jr. with Wayne Martin
  • Tuesday, 2/10 - Battle of Britain with Larry Kanaster
  • Wednesday, 2/11 - The Tuskegee Airmen with Harvey Hawks
  • Thursday, 2/12 - Vietnam AirMobile/Air Assault: A Soldier's Story with Dave Waggoner
  • Friday, 2/13 - Apollo with Jim Frank
  • Saturday, 2/14 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 2/15 at 11:00am - Gemini Rendezvous with Roger Huston in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 2/15 at 1:00pm - Polish RAF Pilots with Jan Czechowski
  • Monday, 2/16 - French Resistsance with Jim Ray
  • Tuesday, 2/17 - The Hindenburg: Luxury then Disaster with Roger Huston
  • Wednesday, 2/18 - Evolution of Fighter Tactics with Jerry Coy
  • Thursday, 2/19 - Incident on CAL Flight 120 with Dan Wellman
  • Friday, 2/20 - Dutch Holocaust Survivor with Pete Metzelaar
  • Saturday, 2/21 - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 2/21 at 11:00am - Skylab with David Fawley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 2/22 at 1:00pm - Mudhole Smith: Bush Pilot with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 2/23 - Minuteman Missile Launch Officer with John Brightbill
  • Tuesday, 2/24 - Ellen Church: America's First Flight Attendant with Deana Ross in the Great Gallery - Boeing Model 80A
  • Wednesday, 2/25 - The Great Air Races with Tom Brown
  • Thursday, 2/26 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms
  • Friday, 2/27 - Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) in Vietnam with Paul Rubin
  • Saturday, 2/28 - Aerospace Updates with Mike Martinez in the Simonyi Space Gallery


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