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.


Upcoming Topics:

September 2025

  • Monday, 9/1 - Intercepted! with Paul Harvey
  • Tuesday, 9/2 - B-17 and the Mighty Eighth Air Force with Jon Fehrenbach
  • Wednesday, 9/3 - The Last Unknown Soldier with Jeff Fought
  • Thursday, 9/4 - 'Lib' Erickson: A WASP Story with Dave Waggoner
  • Friday, 9/5 - Navy Carrier Pilot with Dave Cable
  • Saturday, 9/6 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 9/7 - The V-2 Rocket with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 9/8 - The Dambuster Raid with Jeff Culver
  • Tuesday, 9/9 - The Evolution of the B-1B Bomber with Don Allen
  • Wednesday, 9/10 - Carrier Warfare with John Miller
  • Thursday, 9/11 - The Day that Gander Hosted the World with Alan Werner
  • Friday, 9/12 - The Dreamlifter with John Weiss
  • Saturday, 9/13 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 9/14 - Rosie the Riveter with Steve Smith
  • Monday, 9/15 - Unsolved: DB Cooper; The True Story of the Skyjacking of Flight 305 with Mike Burns
  • Tuesday, 9/16 -  Winged Divas: Museum of Flight Movie Stars with Tim Nelson
  • Wednesday, 9/17 - The Tuskegee Airmen with Harvey Hawks
  • Thursday, 9/18 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms
  • Friday, 9/19 - Blackbird Tales with Ken Bottini in the Great Gallery
  • Saturday, 9/20 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 9/21 - After Vietnam with Fred Quarnstrom
  • Monday, 9/22 - Difficult Day in an EC-130 with Bryan Osborne
  • Tuesday, 9/23 - Ellen Church: America's First Flight Attendant with Deana Ross in the Great Gallery by the Model 80A
  • Wednesday, 9/24 - The Sidewinder: The Missile No One Asked for or Wanted with Tom Allan
  • Thursday, 9/25 - "Freight Train" in Vietnam with Jerry Sousa
  • Friday, 9/26 - The Vietnam War with Cal Kam
  • Saturday, 9/27 - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 9/28 - Gliders in Bastogne with Bill Seguin
  • Monday, 9/29 - Compass Call: Electronic Warfare and Desert Storm with Bryan Osborne
  • Tuesday, 9/30 - The Last Flight of MAC 641 with Ken McNair


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