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

April 2024

  • Monday, 4/1 - Copper River Bombing with Paul Harvey
  • Tuesday, 4/2 - The Battle of Britain with Larry Kanaster
  • Wednesday, 4/3 - P-38 Lightning with Jerry Coy
  • Thursday, 4/4 - The Dole Derby Disaster: Air Race to Hawaii with Dennis Hatfield
  • Friday, 4/5 - Boeing 747: The Dreamlifter with John Weiss
  • Saturday, 4/6 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 4/7 - NO STORYTELLING
  • Monday, 4/8 - Compass Call: Electronic Warfare and Desert Storm with Bryan Osborne
  • Tuesday, 4/9 - History Near Here: Seattle's Aviation Sites with Tim Nelson
  • Wednesday, 4/10 - Yuri Gagarin with Tom Allan
  • Thursday, 4/11 - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines with Rich Sorensen
  • Friday, 4/12 - The Vietnam War with Cal Kam
  • Saturday, 4/13 - Aerospace Updates with John Cotton in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 4/14 - World War I Stories: Roland Garros and Anthony Fokker with Greg Hunter
  • Monday, 4/15 - Corsair: The Airplane Pirate with Alan Werner
  • Tuesday, 4/16 - B-17 and the Mighty Eighth Air Force: The Uncles We Never Knew with Jon Fehrenbach
  • Wednesday, 4/17 - B-24 Commander to Prisoner of War (POW) with Dan Ford
  • Thursday, 4/18 - The Doolittle Raid with Dave Waggoner
  • Friday, 4/19 - Landing on a Postage Stamp with Jim Frank
  • Saturday, 4/20 - Aerospace Updates with Ron Hobbs in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 4/21 - After the Vietnam War was Over with Fred Quarnstrom
  • Monday, 4/22 - Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) in Vietnam with Paul Rubin
  • Tuesday, 4/23 - History Near Here: Seattle's Aviation Sites with Tim Nelson
  • Wednesday, 4/24 - Steam in the Air with Bill Griffith
  • Thursday, 4/25 - B-17 Pilot: Combat Missions with Dick Nelms
  • Friday, 4/26 - Balloons in World War II and Beyond with Dan Nordmark
  • Saturday, 4/27 - Aerospace Updates with Tom Allan in the Simonyi Space Gallery
  • Sunday, 4/28 - Pioneering Female Pilots with Leslie Czechowski
  • Monday, 4/29 - Douglas Bader: Royal Air Force Fighter Pilot with Mike Richardson
  • Tuesday, 4/30 - A Tale of Two Asian Wars with Ken McNair


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