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In this season of The Flight Deck Podcast....
...our theme is LGBTQ+ aerospace history. We’ll be investigating ways that LGBTQ+ people have been part of aviation and space exploration since the beginning, and also ways the aerospace industry has shaped the LGBTQ+ community.
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10 LGBTQ+ People in Aerospace You Should Know
LGBTQ+ people have been part of aviation and space science for centuries. Today’s episode is a bit...Beyond Labels
Museums are places where history is presented and interpreted, and presenting and interpreting the...Cosmic Storytellers
Dr. Marques Redd and Mikael Owunna are Black, queer Pittsburgh-based multidisciplinary artists who...Greg Sumner: Airline Pilot
Greg Sumner grew up fascinated by airplanes and managed to parlay that love of aviation into a...The Gay History of Male Flight Attendants
The history of the gay men who still make up an unusually large percentage of the flight attendant...Joalda Morancy: The Path to Space
Author, astrophysicist and science communicator Joalda Morancy wrote their young readers book...Doctor Mom Chung
There’s little about Dr. Margaret “Mom” Chung’s story that you can call ordinary. From her status...Michelle Evans - The Story of a Transgender Air Force Veteran
Welcome to Season 3 of The Flight Deck! This season’s theme is LGBTQ+ aerospace history. We’ll be...Behind the Scenes at the National Museum of the US Air Force
What a century! We recently visited the National Museum of the Untied States Air Force to get a...Life Flight
If you live in a rural area and don’t have access to a hospital, what do you do in a medical...Tiny Space Objects
Thousands of satellites are zooming over your head right now, orbiting Earth and beaming down...Flying With the Blue Angels
Each year, Seafair brings a spectacular air show to the skies above Seattle. The jewel of the show...The Missing Million: Part Two
In the conclusion to a two-part series about the mysterious DB Cooper, this episode picks up the...The Missing Million: Part One
This episode comes out on the brink of a major anniversary here in Seattle. 50 years ago tomorrow,...Stories From a Stewardess
If you’ve shopped in the Museum’s store, Lynda Eck may have helped you with your purchase. Before...Alone Among the Stars
What’s it like to drift from planet to planet, exploring the universe? In today’s episode of The...The World's Smallest Spaceship
How does studying a giraffe help make a better space suit? Dr. Dava Newman is the current Director...How to Build a Rocket Engine
How do you build a rocket engine without blowing your factory up? Vern Estes took on this...The Birth of the Balloon
Before the Wright Brothers and airplanes, hot air balloons dominated the skies. Today we’re going...Astronaut Wendy Lawrence
Former NASA Astronaut Wendy Lawrence is a veteran both of the Untied States Navy and four NASA...Curios from the Collection
Flying fish from the Civil War era. Jetpacks with dolls. Planes in a bottle. As with any museum,...Stranger Than Fiction - Stories From A Flight Surgeon Part II
Picture this: You’re a doctor on an aircraft carrier. You’re awoken and told of an emergency on the...Stories From a Flight Surgeon - Part 1
We’re celebrating the opening of our new temporary exhibit Stranger Than Fiction: The Incredible...Night Witches
What does it take to turn real-life war stories into a game? Jason Morningstar, Creative Director...The Politics Of The Moon Landings Part II
Teasel Muir-Harmony, Curator of the Apollo program at the Smithsonian National Air and Space...The Politics Of The Moon Landings Part I
Returning guest Teasel Muir-Harmony, Curator of the Apollo program at the Smithsonian National Air...Squiggles in the Sky
This episode takes a break from talking aviation and space history to have a conversation with...The Flying Boat
Evoking images of glamorous air travel and high society, the Boeing 314 Clipper is one of the most...The Unfinished Letter
Naval Dentist Tom Davidson yearned to score a spot in the back seat of one of the fighter planes of...A Smile A Day...
Unbridled wonder. The sort of joy that just seems to radiate out at you. That is the subject of...A Century-Old Conspiracy
An aviation conspiracy dating back 100 years continues to capture the imaginations of New...Canadian Identified Flying Objects
You may know Alexander Graham Bell for his telephone, but did you know he had a hand in some of the...Phil Stamper and The Gravity of Us
In this final episode of 2020, we welcome author Phil Stamper onto the show for a discussion of...Before There Were Stars - Part 2
What happens at the end of the world? Today’s episode is the finale of the playthrough of “Before...Before There Were Stars - Part 1
Join a team of storytellers as they look up at the stars to create myths and legends based on what...A Family Story
We think of history in terms of grand, sweeping events and often forget that actual humans are at...Another Space Toilet Episode
It’s common to hear a visitor to The Museum of Flight wonder how astronauts go to the bathroom in...The Space Toilet Episode
“How do astronauts go to the bathroom in space?” This is a question we hear often at the Museum,...A Tale Of Two Aviators: The Face Of The Enemy
Bill Wilson, a Vietnam Veteran and Museum of Flight Docent, features in this episode of The Flight...A Tale of Two Aviators: Oyster 1 Bravo
Museum of Flight Docent Jerry Coy returns to The Flight Deck to share a story of survival behind...Oldest
Wrapping up the Collections miniseries, today we’re looking at the oldest artifact in our archives....Youngest
Located in the Charles Simonyi Space Gallery, an exhibit space dedicated to modern space...Riding Rockets
As we continue to prepare for the Museum’s re-opening, and as we simultaneously ramp-up our digital...Biggest
Host Sean Mobley brings the second part of this behind-the-scenes mini-series featuring the...Smallest
Host Sean Mobley brings us part one of an all-new mini-series featuring The Museum of Flight’s most...Hidden
This week we are honored to speak with Museum of Flight docent and Holocaust survivor, Pete...Paperclip Family
This week’s episode of the Flight Deck Podcast is the first in a series associated with the Museum...A Woman in a Combat Zone
We dive into part two of our interview with Museum docent and Air Force Colonel Peggy Phillips....Peggy Phillips and the WASP
Peggy Phillips, a docent here at The Museum of Flight is a retired United States Air Force Colonel...A Needle at the Bottom of the Sea
Undoubtedly one of the greatest achievements of man has been stepping foot on the Moon. In 1969,...The Curator
Matthew Burchette joined The Museum of Flight in late 2019 as our Senior Curator, launching a new...Building an Exhibit
On the eve of a New Year, join host Sean Mobley on a trip behind-the-scenes on the making of an...The Astronaut Image
Apollo 12 Astronaut Pete Conrad has a lot to live up to. NASA’s idea of the astronaut image meant...How to Debunk A Conspiracy Theory
Conspiracy theories are unavoidable when your Museum deals with topics in science, but this week’s...Back to Earth: The Apollo 11 Astronauts Tour After the Moon Landing
After the Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the Moon, they embarked on an equally fascinating journey:...Soyeon Yi Part IV: To Space and Back
First Korean astronaut SoYeon Yi shares her memories of going to space and the harrowing return to...Failure is Not An Option: An Interview with Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin, the second human to set foot on the Moon, recalls the Apollo 11 mission and how one...Failure is Not an Option: Jerrie Cobb and the First Women Astronaut Trainees, Part 2
Jerrie Cobb and the women behind the Women in Space program unsuccessfully lobbied Congress in 1962...Failure is Not An Option: The Story of Jerrie Cobb and the First Women Astronaut Trainees, Part 1
When the United States was lagging behind the Soviet Union in the race to space, the Soviet space...Failure is Not an Option: Interview with NASA Astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger
Our interview with NASA astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, part of our series titled Failure is...Your Aerospace Summer Reading List
Librarians for the King County Library System share their picks for the best aviation, space, and...The Moon Landing Musical
The Museum is hosting its own performance of the Moon Landing musical to celebrate the 50th...Air Traffic Control, Part II
Air traffic control has come a long way since the early days of aviation in the 1930s, and our very...SoYeon Yi Part III - From Backup to Primary Astronaut
First Korean astronaut SoYeon Yi tells that story of determination that took her from backup...Lighter Than Air
Airships are lighter than air craft whose history goes back to mid-nineteenth century France and...The Life of Bessie Coleman, the World’s First Black Aviatrix
Bessie Coleman is the world’s first black woman pilot, and her great-niece Gigi Coleman carries on...Saving the Green Berets
The Green Berets are a special operations task force known for executing covert missions under dire...Rodeo in the Sky - Early Air Traffic Control
Today, Air Traffic Control towers loom over airports, bringing order and safety to a huge network...Flying the 747
What was it like to fly the world’s very first jumbo jet? Pilot Jerry Coy describes his experiences...How We Got the MiG-21
Sometimes the story of how we acquired an artifact is just as interesting as the artifact itself....Jimmy Stewart
What do you get when a WWII American Fighter Ace has the same name as a Hollywood icon and doesn’t...Holiday Special - The Apollo 8 Mission and Our Place in the Universe
This special holiday podcast features an interview with NASA historian Bill Barry who explains how...When Pearl Harbor Was Attacked
Please Note: During his retelling, American fighter ace Besby F. Holmes uses an ethnic slur to...Ask a Pilot!
Commercial pilot Kevin Gordon returns in this episode to answer listener questions about all things...The Stewardess' Tale
Before there were flight attendants, there were stewardesses, and in this AMA episode we talk to...War of the Worlds 80 Years Later
Eighty years ago today, Orson Welles’ 1938 broadcast ‘War of the Worlds’ used cutting-edge audio...Soyeon Yi, Part II: When a Wedding Singer Becomes an Astronaut
Sometime between her third and fourth year of her PhD program, Yi’s research ground to a halt. Her...An Interview with a WASP
96-year-old Betty Dybbro was fortunate enough to spend one year as a WASP (Women Air Force Service...SoYeon Yi, Part I: An Astronaut Education
Did you have trouble figuring out your major when you were in college? If so, you already have one...Orbis Flying Eye Hospital
Did you know that 75% of the world’s blindness can be cured, and 89% of those cases occur in low to...Preserving the Future History of Space
As SpaceX and Blue Origin continue to make history by building rockets that will take future space...Fighter Aces - In Their Words
The American Fighter Aces Association preserves the memories of pilots who have sacrificed bravely...Meet an R2-D2 Builder!
Bob Jacobson, R2-D2 builder extraordinaire, claims that he wasn’t always into engineering, but the...She Opened Up the Skies
A faceless mannequin wearing a 1920s’ style dress is posed next to our Boeing model 40B, but it’s...The Man Behind the Hubble
Back in 1977, when Bob Alexander was just a young engineer, he was chosen to work on a challenging...Do Airplanes Have Keys?
This week we talk to Kevin Gordon, first officer for Alaska Airlines, who graciously answers...Surviving the Final Frontier
Did you know that for every month you spend in space, you lose about 2% BMI? Neither did we until...The Angel Bird
Hustling in and out of a Huey helicopter is one of the most vivid memories of Platoon leader David...Remembering Apollo Astronaut Richard Gordon
Dick Gordon passed away in November 2017, and author and volunteer Jake Schultz had the honor of...Shouting at Hitler
In this second installment of our Personal Courage series, B-17 pilot Dick Nelms takes us on one of...When We Chose to Go to the Moon
How did a bunch of Houston high school students help President Kennedy drive the United States...A Brief History of Legroom
Episode 4: Has your airplane seat felt a little tight lately? It’s not just you—it’s the evolution...Galactic Mixtape Vol. 1
Episode 3: What’s on the cassette tape that can be found at the end of our Apollo exhibit? We chat...WASP
Episode 2: The Women Airforce Pilots did not let anyone stand in their way of serving their country...The Spacewalker
Episode 1: What’s it like repairing a billion-dollar solar panel while hurtling 4.67 miles per...
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