Aerospace Update

Time: Saturdays at 1:00 PM
Location: Charles Simonyi Space Gallery
FREE with Museum Admission

A weekly 20-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 20-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 Storytelling Presentations

December 2023

  • Thursday, 11/30 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms
  • Friday, 12/1 - Apollo: The Greatest Accomplishment in Mankind… Ever! with Jim Frank
  • Saturday, 12/2 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/3 - After the Vietnam War was Over with Fred Quarnstrom
  • Monday, 12/4 - Corsair: The Airplane Pirate with Alan Werner
  • Tuesday, 12/5 - B-17 Legacy: The Uncles We Never Knew with Jon Fehrenbach
  • Wednesday, 12/6 - B-24 Commander to POW with Dan Ford
  • Thursday, 12/7 - The Unfinished Letter with Tom Davidson
  • Friday, 12/8 - Dutch Holocaust Survivor with Pete Metzelaar
  • Saturday, 12/9 - Aerospace Updates with Ken Smith in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/10 -  WASPs in War with Leslie Czechowski
  • Monday, 12/11 - CSAR in Vietnam with Paul Rubin
  • Tuesday, 12/12 - The Evolution of the B-1B Bomber with Don Allen
  • Wednesday, 12/13 - The Wright Brothers: Why They Were First with Wayne Misenar
  • Thursday, 12/14 - The Doolittle Raid with Dave Waggoner
  • Friday, 12/15 - Tommy Hitchcock: American Hero with Dave Cable
  • Saturday, 12/16 - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/17 - Alexander Graham Bell and Aviation with Reiner Decher
  • Monday, 12/18 - Intercepted! with Paul Harvey
  • Tuesday, 12/19 - History Near Here: Seattle's Aviation Sites with Tim Nelson
  • Wednesday, 12/20 - The Tuskegee Airmen with Harvey Hawks
  • Thursday, 12/21 - The Dole Derby Disaster: Air Race to Hawaii with Dennis Hatfield
  • Friday, 12/22 - Boeing 747: The Dreamlifter with John Weiss
  • Saturday, 12/23 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/24 - Museum Closes at 2:00pm - Christmas Eve
  • Monday, 12/25 - Museum Closed - Christmas Day
  • Tuesday, 12/26 - Supernatural Aerial Events with Larry Kanaster
  • Wednesday, 12/27 - Flying the North Atlantic with Bill Griffith
  • Thursday, 12/28 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms
  • Friday, 12/29 - The Vietnam War with Cal Kam
  • Saturday, 12/30 - Aerospace Updates with Ken Smith in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 12/31 - Polish RAF Heroes of the Battle of Britain with Jan Czechowski


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