Aerospace Update

Time: Saturdays at 1:00 PM
Location: Charles Simonyi Space Gallery
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:

April 2025

  • Tuesday, 4/1 - The Evolution of the B-1B Bomber with Don Allen
  • Wednesday, 4/2 - B-24 Commander to Prisoner of War (POW) with Dan Ford
  • Thursday, 4/3 - Franklin D. Roosevelt's Secret Flight with Rich Sorensen
  • Friday, 4/4 - Ladies First with Charles Fitzgerald
  • Saturday, 4/5 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 4/6 - V-1 Buzz Bomb with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 4/7 - Difficult Day in an EC-130 with Bryan Osborne
  • Tuesday, 4/8 - The Black Box with Bob Semlow in the Great Gallery Well
  • Wednesday, 4/9 - The Great Air Races with Tom Brown
  • Thursday, 4/10 - "Freight Train" in Vietnam with Jerry Sousa
  • Friday, 4/11 - Boeing Dreamlifter with John Weiss
  • Saturday, 4/12 - Aerospace Updates and Yuri Gagarin with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 4/13 - Dentist in Vietnam with Fred Quarnstrom
  • Monday, 4/14 - The Dambuster Raid with Jeff Culver
  • Tuesday, 4/15 - The Mighty Eighth with Jon Fehrenbach
  • Wednesday, 4/16 -  The Tuskegee Airmen with Harvey Hawks
  • Thursday, 4/17 at 2:00pm - The Doolittle Raid with Dave Waggoner in the Side Gallery as part of the 83rd Doolittle Raiders Memorial Toast event
  • Friday, 4/18 - Dutch Holocaust Survivor with Pete Metzelaar
  • Saturday, 4/19 - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 4/20 - Rosie the Riveter with Steve Smith
  • Monday, 4/21 - Corsair: The Airplane Pirate with Alan Werner
  • Tuesday, 4/22 - Battle of Britain with Larry Kanaster
  • Wednesday, 4/23 - What's in the Air? with Bill Griffith
  • Thursday, 4/24 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms
  • Friday, 4/25 - The Vietnam War with Cal Kam
  • Saturday, 4/26 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 4/27 - Gliders in Bastogne with Bill Seguin
  • Monday, 4/28 - America's 1st Black Combat Pilot: Eugene Bullard with Wayne Martin
  • Tuesday, 4/29 - Pardo's Push with Ken McNair
  • Wednesday, 4/30 - Lt. Dan's Adventure with Jeff Fought
  • Thursday, 5/1 - The Unfinished Letter with Tom Davidson
  • Friday, 5/5 - Balloons in World War II and Beyond with Dan Nordmark
  • Saturday, 5/3 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery


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