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: Saturday and 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:

December 2025

  • Monday, 12/1 - Minuteman Missile Launch Officer with John Brightbill
  • Tuesday, 12/2 - Compass Call: Electronic Warfare and Desert Storm with Bryan Osborne
  • Wednesday, 12/3 - The Gooney Bird on D-Day with Bill Griffith
  • Thursday, 12/4 - 'Lib' Erickson: A WASP Story with Dave Waggoner
  • Friday, 12/5 - Apollo: The Greatest Accomplishment of Mankind... Ever! with Jim Frank
  • Saturday, 12/6 at 11:00am - The X-15 Program with Steve Cavit in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 12/6 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/7 at 11:00am - Apollo 8: Flying to the Moon with Sureya McGrath in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/7 at 1:00pm - Gliders in Bastogne with Bill Seguin
  • Monday, 12/8 - The Dole Derby Disaster: Air Race to Hawaii with Dennis Hatfield
  • Tuesday, 12/9 - The Battle of Britain with Larry Kanaster
  • Wednesday, 12/10 - B-24 Commander to Prisoner of War (POW) with Dan Ford
  • Thursday, 12/11 - 'Freight Train' in Vietnam with Jerry Sousa
  • Friday, 12/12 - Six Women Who Changed History with Charles Fitzgerald
  • Saturday, 12/13 at 11:00am - Gemini Rendezvous with Roger Huston in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 12/13 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Mike Martinez in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/14 at 11:00am - Apollo 8: Flying to the Moon with Sureya McGrath in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/14 at 1:00pm - Bill Boeing Buzzes UW Football Game with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 12/15 - The Dambuster Raid with Jeff Culver
  • Tuesday, 12/16 - The Black Box with Bob Semlow in the Great Gallery Well - Under 737
  • Wednesday, 12/17 - The Great Air Races with Tom Brown
  • Thursday, 12/18 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms
  • Friday, 12/19 - The B-52 and Vietnam with Dave Wellman
  • Saturday, 12/20 at 11:00am - The X-15 Program with Steve Cavit in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 12/20 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Gretchen Burks in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/21 at 11:00am - Enterprise with David Fawley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/21 at 1:00pm - Pioneering Female Pilots with Leslie Czechowski
  • Monday, 12/22 at 1:00pm - Raoul Lufbery with Jim Ray
  • Tuesday, 12/23 at 1:00pm - U.S. Navy Airships with Roger Huston
  • Wednesday, 12/24 - No Storytelling - Christmas Eve
  • Thursday, 12/25 - No Storytelling - Christmas, Museum Closed
  • Friday, 12/26 - Dutch Holocaust Survivor with Pete Metzelaar
  • Saturday, 12/27 at 11:00am - Gemini Rendezvous with Roger Huston in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 12/27 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/28 at 11:00am - Skylab: America's First Space Station with David Fawley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/28 at 1:00pm - Rosie the Riveter with Steve Smith
  • Monday, 12/29 at 1:00pm - Eugene Bullard: America's First Black Combat Pilot with Wayne Martin
  • Tuesday, 12/30 at 1:00pm - The Evolution of the B-1B Bomber with Don Allen
  • Wednesday, 12/31 - Stealth Technology with Jerry Coy


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