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: Friday through Monday 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:

August 2026

  • Saturday, 8/1 at 11:00am - Space Talks Live Cancelled: Jet Blast Bash
  • Saturday, 8/1 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates Cancelled: Jet Blast Bash
  • Sunday, 8/2 at 11:00am - Space Talks Live Cancelled: Jet Blast Bash
  • Sunday, 8/2 at 1:00pm - Storytelling Cancelled: Jet Blast Bash
  • Monday, 8/3 at 11:00am - Tiniest Astronauts with Alex Langenstein in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 8/3 at 1:00pm - USS Nimitz: Her Beginning with Jeff Culver
  • Tuesday, 8/4 - Mercury 13: America's Woman in Space Program with Jon Fehrenbach
  • Wednesday, 8/5 - Flying the North Atlantic with Bill Griffith
  • Thursday, 8/6 - Vietnam AirMobile/Air Assault: A Soldier's Story with Dave Waggoner
  • Friday, 8/7 at 11:00am - Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle with Barry Dupler in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 8/7 at 1:00pm - Six Women who Changed History with Charles Fitzgerald
  • Saturday, 8/8 at 11:00am - Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle with Barry Dupler in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 8/8 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 8/9 at 11:00am - Skylab with David Fawley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 8/9 at 1:00pm - The B-29 and the Atomic Bomb with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 8/10 at 11:00am - Apollo 8 with Sureya McGrath in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 8/10 at 1:00pm - Tuskegee Airmen Harry Stewart Jr. with Wayne Martin
  • Tuesday, 8/11 - History Near Here: Seattle's Aviation Sites with Tim Nelson
  • Wednesday, 8/12 - Flying with the Aggressors with Jerry Coy
  • Thursday, 8/13 - Battleship and Earthquake Bomb with Nigel Bush
  • Friday, 8/14 at 11:00am - Mars Rover with Lauren Kafadarian in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 8/14 at 1:00pm - Landing on a Postage Stamp with Jim Frank
  • Saturday, 8/15 at 11:00am - Gemini Rendezvous with Roger Huston in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 8/15 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 8/16 at 11:00am - Space Suits with David Fawley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 8/16 at 1:00pm - The Lunar Rover with Barry Dupler
  • Monday, 8/17 at 11:00am - Apollo 8 with Sureya McGrath in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 8/17 at 1:00pm - The Hardest Day with Jim Ray
  • Tuesday, 8/18 - Evolution of the B-1B Bomber with Don Allen
  • Wednesday, 8/19 - The Tuskegee Airmen with Harvey Hawks
  • Thursday, 8/20 - "And the Aviation Oscar Goes to..." with David Haglund
  • Friday, 8/21 at 11:00am - Gemini Rendezvous with Roger Huston in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 8/21 at 1:00pm - Blackbird Tales with Ken Bottini in the Great Gallery
  • Saturday, 8/22 at 11:00am - The Science of Rockets with Manit Khare in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 8/22 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Mike Martinez in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 8/23 at 11:00am - Limelight to Launchpad with Hilary Grilley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 8/23 at 1:00pm - Gliders in Bastogne with Bill Seguin
  • Monday, 8/24 at 11:00am - Our Moon with Alycia Johnson in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 8/24 at 1:00pm - Compass Call: Desert Storm and Electronic Warfare with Bryan Osborne
  • Tuesday, 8/25 - Ellen Church: America's First Flight Attendant with Deana Paul Ross in the Great Gallery, Boeing Model 80A
  • Wednesday, 8/26 - The Great Air Races with Tom Brown
  • Thursday, 8/27 - Voyager: The Plane That Did It! with Dave Jones
  • Friday, 8/28 at 11:00am - Tiniest Astronauts with Alex Langenstein in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 8/28 at 1:00pm - Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) in Vietnam with Paul Rubin
  • Saturday, 8/29 at 11:00am - The X-15 Program with Jan Zemplenyi in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 8/29 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Gretchen Burks in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 8/30 at 11:00am - The X-15 Program with Jan Zemplenyi in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 8/30 at 1:00pm - Human Powered Flight with Jan Czechowski
  • Monday, 8/31 at 11:00am - Our Moon with Alycia Johnson in the Apollo Gallery
  • Monday, 8/31 at 1:00pm - Dole Derby Disaster: Air Race to Hawaii with Dennis Hatfield


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