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 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:

June 2026

  • Monday, 6/1 - History of the Boeing Company with Jeff Culver
  • Tuesday, 6/2 - Ellen Church: America's First Flight Attendant with Deana Paul Ross in the Great Gallery by the Boeing Model 80A
  • Wednesday, 6/3 - Evolution of Fighter Tactics with Jerry Coy
  • Thursday, 6/4 - Voyager Plane: The Airplane That Did It 40 Years Ago with Dave Jones
  • Friday, 6/5 at 11:00am - Tiniest Astronauts with Alex Langenstein in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 6/5 at 1:00pm - Apollo: Greatest Accomplishment of Mankind... Ever! with Jim Frank
  • Saturday, 6/6 at 11:00am - Gemini Rendezvous with Roger Huston in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 6/6 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 6/7 at 11:00am - The Enterprise: OV-101 with David Fawley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 6/7 at 1:00pm - Saving Your Wingman: Risner's and Pardo's Push with Jan Czechowski
  • Monday, 6/8 - Unsolved: DB Cooper - The True Story of the Skyjacking of Flight 305 with Mike Burns
  • Tuesday, 6/9 - Winged Divas: Museum of Flight Movie Stars with Tim Nelson
  • Wednesday, 6/10 - Underdogs and Wildcats with John Miller
  • Thursday, 6/11 - 'Lib' Erickson: A WASP Story with Dave Waggoner
  • Friday, 6/12 at 11:00am - Limelight to Launchpad with Hilary Grilley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 6/12 at 1:00pm - Blackbird Tales with Ken Bottini in the Great Gallery Overlook
  • Saturday, 6/13 at 11:00am - Gemini Rendezvous with Roger Huston in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 6/13 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Gretchen Burks in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 6/14 at 11:00am - The X-15 Program with Jan Zemplenyi in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 6/14 at 1:00pm - Albatross Over the Channel with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 6/15 - Raoul Lufbery: World War I Fighter Ace with Jim Ray
  • Tuesday, 6/16 - Evolution of B-1B Bomber with Don Allen
  • Wednesday, 6/17 - The Tuskegee Airmen with Harvey Hawks
  • Thursday, 6/18 - Midair Refueling with David Haglund
  • Friday, 6/19 at 11:00am - Limelight to Launchpad with Hilary Grilley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 6/19 at 1:00pm - Six Women Who Changed History with Charles Fitzgerald
  • Saturday, 6/20 at 11:00am - Lunar Rover with Barry Dupler in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 6/20 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 6/21 at 11:00am - The X-15 Program with Jan Zemplenyi in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 6/21 at 1:00pm - Gliders in Bastogne with Bill Seguin
  • Monday, 6/22 - Top Gun Photography with Bryan Osborne
  • Tuesday, 6/23 - B-17 Legacy: The Uncles We Never Knew with Jon Fehrenbach
  • Wednesday, 6/24 - Perils of Spaceflight with Tom Brown
  • Thursday, 6/25 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms
  • Friday, 6/26 at 11:00am - Tiniest Astronauts with Alex Langenstein in the Apollo Gallery
  • Friday, 6/26 at 1:00pm - Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) in Vietnam with Paul Rubin
  • Saturday, 6/27 at 11:00am - Lunar Rover with Barry Dupler in the Apollo Gallery
  • Saturday, 6/27 at 1:00pm - Aerospace Updates with Mike Martinez in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 6/28 at 11:00am - Skylab with David Fawley in the Apollo Gallery
  • Sunday, 6/28 at 1:00pm - Fly Girls: American Women Pilots in the 1930s with Leslie Czechowski
  • Monday, 6/29 - Eugene Bullard: America's 1st Black Combat Pilot with Wayne Martin
  • Tuesday, 6/30 - World War II Gliders with Tom Allan


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