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:

July 2025

  • Tuesday, 7/1 - Mercury 13: America's Woman in Space Program with Jon Fehrenbach
  • Wednesday, 7/2 - Red Flag: The Ultimate Game with Jerry Coy
  • Thursday, 7/3 - "Freight Train" in Vietnam with Jerry Sousa
  • Friday, 7/4 - The Vietnam War with Cal Kam
  • Saturday, 7/5 - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 7/6 - WASPs in War with Leslie Czechowski
  • Monday, 7/7 - Lighter Than Air with Alan Werner
  • Tuesday, 7/8 - History Near Here: Seattle's Aviation Sites with Tim Nelson
  • Wednesday, 7/9 - The Last Unknown Soldier with Jeff Fought
  • Thursday, 7/10 - Franklin D. Roosevelt's Secret Flight to Casablanca with Rich Sorensen
  • Friday, 7/11 - A-6 Intruder Air Hero with Dave Cable
  • Saturday, 7/12 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 7/13 - Polish RAF Heroes of the Battle of Britain with Jan Czechowski
  • Monday, 7/14 - Eugene Bullard: America's First Black Combat Pilot with Wayne Martin
  • Tuesday, 7/15 - The Evolution of the B-1B Bomber with Don Allen
  • Wednesday, 7/16 -  The Tuskegee Airmen with Harvey Hawks
  • Thursday, 7/17 - "And The Aviation Oscar Goes To..." with David Haglund
  • Friday, 7/18 - Blackbird Tales with Ken Bottini in the Great Gallery
  • Saturday, 7/19 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 7/20 - Vietnam 111 BC - 1965 AD with Fred Quarnstrom
  • Monday, 7/21 - Dole Derby Disaster: Air Race to Hawaii with Dennis Hatfield
  • Tuesday, 7/22 - A Tale of Two Wars with Ken McNair
  • Wednesday, 7/23 - The Great Lakes Aircraft Carriers with Tom Allan
  • Thursday, 7/24 - The Doolittle Raid with Dave Waggoner
  • Friday, 7/25 - Balloons in World War II and Beyond with Dan Nordmark
  • Saturday, 7/26 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 7/27 - Bf-109 vs. Spitfire with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 7/28 - The Hardest Day with Jim Ray
  • Tuesday, 7/29 - Ellen Church: America's First Flight Attendant with Deana Ross in the Great Gallery by the Model 80A
  • Wednesday, 7/30 - Carrier Warfare with John Miller
  • Thursday, 7/31 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms
  • Friday, 8/1 - No Storytelling - Blue Angels
  • Saturday, 8/2 - No Aerospace Updates - Jet Blast Bash
  • Sunday, 8/3 - No Storytelling - Jet Blast Bash


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