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

September 2023

  • Thursday, 8/31 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms
  • Friday, 9/1 - Balloons in WWII and Beyond with Dan Nordmark
  • Saturday, 9/2 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 9/3 - Saving Your Wingman: Risner's and Pardo's Push with Jan Czechowski
  • Monday, 9/4 - Copper River Bombing with Paul Harvey
  • Tuesday, 9/5 - History Near Here: Seattle's Aviation Sites with Tim Nelson
  • Wednesday, 9/6 - Just One of Those Days with Jerry Coy
  • Thursday, 9/7 - The Unfinished Letter with Tom Davidson
  • Friday, 9/8 - Blackbird Tales with Ken Bottini in the Great Gallery Well
  • Saturday, 9/9 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 9/10 - WASPs in the War with Leslie Czechowski
  • Monday, 9/11 - A Difficult Day in an EC-130 with Bryan Osborne
  • Tuesday, 9/12 - Ellen Church: America's First Flight Attendant with Deana Ross in the Great Gallery
  • Wednesday, 9/13 - Steam in the Air with Bill Griffith
  • Thursday, 9/14 - Vietnam AirMobile/ Air Assault: A Soldier's Story with Dave Waggoner
  • Friday, 9/15 - Tommy Hitchcock: American Hero with Dave Cable
  • Saturday, 9/16 - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 9/17 - The Amazing Brabazon with Reiner Decher
  • Monday, 9/18 - CSAR in Vietnam with Paul Rubin
  • Tuesday, 9/19 - The Evolution of the B-1B Bomber with Don Allen
  • Wednesday, 9/20 - The Tuskegee Airmen with Harvey Hawks
  • Thursday, 9/21 - No Storytelling
  • Friday, 9/22 - The B-52 and Vietnam with Dave Wellman
  • Saturday, 9/23 - Aerospace Updates with Ken Smith in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 9/24 - Fly Girls: American Women Pilots in the 1930s with Leslie Czechowski
  • Monday, 9/25 - Douglas Bader: RAF Fighter Pilot with Mike Richardson
  • Tuesday, 9/26 - Pardo's Push with Ken McNair
  • Wednesday, 9/27 - Introduction to Vietnam FAC with Jerry Coy
  • Thursday, 9/28 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms
  • Friday, 9/29 - Dutch Holocaust Survivor with Pete Metzelaar
  • Saturday, 9/30 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery


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