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:
November 2025
- Friday, 10/31 - Landing on a Postage Stamp with Jim Frank
- Saturday, 11/1 at 11:00am - Gemini Rendezvous with Roger Huston in the Apollo Gallery
- Saturday, 11/1 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
- Sunday, 11/2 at 11:00am - The Enterprise: OV-101 with David Fawley in the Apollo Gallery
- Sunday, 11/2 at 1:00pm - Saving Your Wingman: Pardo's and Risner's Push with Jan Czechowski
- Monday, 11/3 - Top Gun Photography with Bryan Osborne
- Tuesday, 11/4 - Ellen Church: America's First Flight Attendant with Deana Ross in the Great Gallery by the Model 80A
- Wednesday, 11/5 - Lt. Dan's Adventure with Jeff Fought
- Thursday, 11/6 - Vietnam Air Mobile/Air Assault with Dave Waggoner
- Friday, 11/7 - The Vietnam War with Cal Kam
- Saturday, 11/8 at 11:00am - Gemini Rendezvous with Roger Huston in the Apollo Gallery
- Saturday, 11/8 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
- Sunday, 11/9 at 11:00am - Apollo 8 with Sureya McGrath in the Apollo Gallery
- Sunday, 11/9 at 1:00pm - The End of the Great War with Greg Hunter
- Monday, 11/10 - The Day Gander Hosted the World with Alan Werner
- Tuesday, 11/11 - B-17 Legacy: The Uncles We Never Knew with Jon Fehrenbach
- Wednesday, 11/12 - Carrier Warfare with John Miller
- Thursday, 11/13 - Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines with Rich Sorensen
- Friday, 11/14 - Call The Ball with Dave Cable
- Saturday, 11/15 at 11:00am - The X-15 with Steve Cavit in the Apollo Gallery
- Saturday, 11/15 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Mike Martinez in the Simonyi Space Gallery
- Sunday, 11/16 at 11:00am - Apollo 8 with Sureya McGrath in the Apollo Gallery
- Sunday, 11/16 at 1:00pm - Gliders in Bastogne with Bill Seguin
- Monday, 11/17 - Copper River Bombing with Paul Harvey
- Tuesday, 11/18 - Winged Divas with Tim Nelson
- Wednesday, 11/19 - The Tuskegee Airmen with Harvey Hawks
- Thursday, 11/20 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms
- Friday, 11/21 - Blackbird Tales with Ken Bottini on the Great Gallery Overlook
- Saturday, 11/22 at 11:00am - X-15 with Steve Cavit in the Apollo Gallery
- Saturday, 11/22 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Gretchen Burks in the Simonyi Space Gallery
- Sunday, 11/23 at 11:00am - Apollo 8 with Sureya McGrath in the Apollo Gallery
- Sunday, 11/23 at 1:00pm - After Vietnam with Fred Quarnstrom
- Monday, 11/24 - Unsolved: DB Cooper; The True Story of the Skyjacking of Flight 305 with Mike Burns
- Tuesday, 11/25 - A Tale of Two Asian Wars with Ken McNair
- Wednesday, 11/26 - The Link Trainer with Tom Allan
- Thursday, 11/27 - Museum Closed - Thanksgiving
- Friday, 11/28 - The Dreamlifter with John Weiss
- Saturday, 11/29 at 11:00am - Gemini Rendezvous with Roger Huston in the Apollo Gallery
- Saturday, 11/29 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
- Sunday, 11/30 at 11:00am - Skylab with David Fawley in the Apollo Gallery
- Sunday, 11/30 at 1:00pm - WASPs in War with Leslie Czechowski
- Monday, 12/1 - Minuteman Missile Launch Officer with John Brightbill
Check back at the end of the month for more upcoming presentations.
