2024 Lectures and Member Events
Spring Aviation Lectures
Sixty years after her record-setting flight, hear about the accomplishments and legacy of pilot Jerrie Mock.
April 17 at 8 pm ET
In Person in DC and Live on YouTube
The Aviation Adventures Lecture Series is made possible by the generous support of GE Aerospace.
Tammie Jo Shults shares why she thinks we are made for adventure and how her career from military aviator to commercial airline pilot has been the adventure of a lifetime.
May 30, 2024, at 8 pm ET
In Person at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia and Live on YouTube
The Amelia Earhart Lecture in Aviation History is made possible by the generous support of Pratt & Whitney: An RTX Company.
Exploring Space Lecture Series
Discover how lunar rocks brought home by Apollo astronauts reshaped our understanding of our Moon, the Earth, and the entire solar system.
March 6, 2024, at 8 pm ET
At the Museum in DC and Live on YouTube
Explore the 1999 Stardust mission to collect samples from the coma of comet Wild-2.
April 24, 2024, at 8 pm ET
At the Museum in DC and Live on YouTube
Learn about findings from early analysis of the asteroid samples collected through the recent OSIRIS-REx mission.
May 22, 2024, at 8 pm ET
At the Museum in DC and Live on YouTube
Hear about plans to bring Mars samples back to Earth, the scientific motivations for doing so, and the technology behind making it happen.
June 5, 2024, at 8 pm ET
At the Museum in DC and Live on YouTube
The Exploring Space Lecture Series is made possible by the generous support of Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies Company; and United Launch Alliance.