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Ask an Expert Lecture Series

Every week, Museum experts talk to the public about the history, objects or personalities related to a specific artifact or exhibition in the Museum. Watch previous Ask an Expert lectures and view a schedule of upcoming lectures below.

 

2010 "Ask an Expert" videos made possible through the generous
support of The Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation
.



Mall BuildingAsk an Expert at the National Mall Building

Every Wednesday at noon, a Museum staff member talks to the public about the history, collection, or personalities related to a specific artifact or exhibition in the Museum.  Talks typically last 10-15 minutes and begin at the Museum "Great Seal," in the Milestones of Flight gallery on the first floor.

DATE TITLELECTURER (DEPARTMENT)
Feb. 15 Eugene Bullard and the Struggle for Equal Rights in American Military Aviation Dominick Pisano
(Aeronautics Division)
Feb. 22 Friendship 7: 50th Anniversary of John Glenn’s Flight Michael Neufeld
(Space History Division)
Feb. 29 Chauncey Spencer's Flight Suit Cathleen Lewis
(Space History Division)
Mar. 7 David Scott Teaching Physics On the Surface of the Moon Cathleen Lewis
(Space History Division)
Mar. 14 Cosmic Yardstick Hits the Century Mark David DeVorkin
(Space History Division)
Mar. 21 Von Braun 100th Birthday Tom Lassman
(Space History Division)
Mar. 28 Woman Shuttle Commanders of Discovery Valerie Neal
(Space History Division)
Apr. 4 The evolution of digital flight controls from the Lunar Module to the Airbus A-320 Paul Ceruzzi
(Space History Division)
Apr. 11 Fly Marines! Tom Crouch
(Aeronautics Division)
Apr. 18 Welcome Discovery! Jennifer Levasseur
(Space History Division)
Apr. 25 The Closest Views of Mars From Orbit Patrick Russell
(Center for Earth and Planetary Studies)



Udvar-Hazy CenterAsk an Expert at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Every second and fourth Thursday at 12:30 PM, a Museum staff member talks to the public about the history, collection, or personalities related to a specific artifact or display at the Udvar-Hazy Center.  Talks typically last 10-15 minutes and begin at the nose of the SR-71 in the Boeing Aviation Hangar.

DATE TITLELECTURER (DEPARTMENT)
Feb. 9 The C-49 Airship Tom Crouch
(Aeronautics Division)
Feb. 23 The Spacesuits that Did Not Fly: The Museum's Collection of Hard Spacesuits Cathleen Lewis
(Space History Division)
Mar. 8 Case Knives Go to the Moon: The Apollo 15 Survival Knife Margaret Weitekamp
(Space History Division)
Mar. 22 Edwin Parsons and the Lafayette Escadrille Christopher Moore
(Aeronautics Division)
Apr. 12 Charles A. Lindbergh and the American Consumer: The Stanley King Collection Dominick Pisano
(Aeronautics Division)
Apr. 26 Discovery: Champion of the Space Shuttle Era Valerie Neal
(Space History Division)
May 10 Devil Dogs of the Air: The Boeing FB-5 Fighter Jeremy Kinney
(Aeronautics Division)
May 24 Charles Stark Draper Paul Ceruzzi
(Space History Division)
Jun. 14 QH-50: The World's First Rotary-Wing UAS Roger Connor
(Aeronautics Division)
Jun. 28 The Redstone Ballistic Missile



Curator's Choice Online
Excerpts from previous Curator's Choice lectures (now the Ask An Expert series) for
Apollo 11 Command Module, Lunar Module 2 and Apollo Moon Rocks.