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.


Upcoming Topics:

June 2025

  • Sunday, 6/1 - Polish RAF Pilots with Jan Czechowski
  • Monday, 6/2 - CSAR in Vietnam with Paul Rubin
  • Tuesday, 6/3 - Evolution of B-1B Bomber with Don Allen
  • Wednesday, 6/4 - Flying the North Atlantic with Bill Griffith
  • Thursday, 6/5 - Vietnam AirMobile/Air Assault: A Soldier's Story with Dave Waggoner
  • Friday, 6/6 - Ladies First with Charles Fitzgerald
  • Saturday, 6/7 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 6/8 - Human Powered Flight with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 6/9 - Dambuster Raid with Jeff Culver
  • Tuesday, 6/10 - The Hindenburg with Roger Huston
  • Wednesday, 6/11 - B-24 Commander to POW with Dan Ford
  • Thursday, 6/12 - "Freight Train" in Vietnam with Jerry Sousa
  • Friday, 6/13 - Boeing Dreamlifter with John Weiss
  • Saturday, 6/14 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 6/15 - Gliders in Bastogne with Bill Seguin
  • Monday, 6/16 -  Hardest Day with Jim Ray
  • Tuesday, 6/17 - The Black Box with Bob Semlow in the Great Gallery Well
  • Wednesday, 6/18 - Great Air Races with Tom Brown
  • Thursday, 6/19 - FDR's Secret Flight with Rich Sorensen
  • Friday, 6/20 - The Vietnam War with Cal Kam
  • Saturday, 6/21 - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 6/22 - Flying a Light Plane in Australia with Fred Quarnstrom
  • Monday, 6/23 - Compass Call with Bryan Osborne
  • Tuesday, 6/24 - Battle of Britain with Larry Kanaster
  • Wednesday, 6/25 - Eugene Bullard with Wayne Martin
  • Thursday, 6/26 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms
  • Friday, 6/27 - Dutch Holocaust Survivor with Pete Metzelaar
  • Saturday, 6/28 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 6/29 - Rosie the Riveter with Steve Smith
  • Monday, 6/30 - Blue Angels with Paul Harvey


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