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The Flight Deck

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The Museum of Flight

Diverse, thought-provoking stories from the world aviation and space exploration. Presented by The Museum of Flight.

#103

The Pop Culture of Space with Dr. Margaret Weitekamp

The idea of living and working in space has acted as inspiration for stories for thousands... more

08 Oct 2025

39 MINS

39:09

08 Oct 2025

#102

Space Law & Order with Dr. Saadia Pekkanen

If someone’s murdered on the International Space Station, what happens? Dr. Saadia Pekkane... more

24 Sep 2025

34 MINS

34:07

24 Sep 2025

#101

Are Space Stations Maybe a Bad Idea? with Kelly Weinersmith

Yeah, dreaming of a thriving community in space is all fine and dandy. But have we really ... more

17 Sep 2025

41 MINS

41:58

17 Sep 2025

#100

The Science of Mass Effect with Mac Walters

The Mass Effect series set a new standard for science fiction storytelling. Part of its ap... more

10 Sep 2025

51 MINS

51:53

10 Sep 2025

#99

Your Home in Space with Sana Sharma

Space is trying to kill you. How can you make it feel like home? Sana Sharma is a co-found... more

27 Aug 2025

44 MINS

44:11

27 Aug 2025

#98

Space Food! with Vickie Kloeris

Sandwiches hit different at zero gravity. While at NASA, Vickie Kloeris managed the food s... more

22 Aug 2025

51 MINS

51:08

22 Aug 2025

#97

Ad Astra With Wendy Lawrence

Wendy Lawrence is a retired NASA astronaut and pilot for the United States Navy. She joine... more

19 Dec 2023

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:06

19 Dec 2023

#96

10 LGBTQ+ People In Aerospace You Should Know

LGBTQ+ people have been part of aviation and space science for centuries. Today’s episode ... more

12 Dec 2023

33 MINS

33:11

12 Dec 2023

#95

Beyond Labels | Season 3

Museums are places where history is presented and interpreted, and presenting and interpre... more

05 Dec 2023

58 MINS

58:41

05 Dec 2023

#94

Cosmic Storytellers | Season 3

Dr. Marques Redd and Mikael Owunna are Black, queer Pittsburgh-based multidisciplinary art... more

28 Nov 2023

59 MINS

59:32

28 Nov 2023

#93

Greg Sumner: Airline Pilot | Season 3

Greg Sumner grew up fascinated by airplanes and managed to parlay that love of aviation in... more

21 Nov 2023

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:50

21 Nov 2023

#92

The Gay History of Male Flight Attendants | Season 3

The history of the gay men who still make up an unusually large percentage of the flight a... more

14 Nov 2023

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:17

14 Nov 2023

#91

Joalda Morancy: The Path to Space | Season 3

Author, astrophysicist and science communicator Joalda Morancy wrote their young readers b... more

07 Nov 2023

38 MINS

38:54

07 Nov 2023

#90

Doctor Mom Chung | Season 3

There’s little about Dr. Margaret “Mom” Chung’s story that you can call ordinary. From her... more

29 Oct 2023

44 MINS

44:42

29 Oct 2023

#89

Michelle Evans - The Story of a Transgender Air Force Veteran | Season 3

Welcome to Season 3 of The Flight Deck! This season’s theme is LGBTQ+ aerospace history. W... more

23 Oct 2023

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:51

23 Oct 2023

#88

Behind the Scenes at the National Museum of the United States Air Force | Season 2

What a century! We recently visited the National Museum of the Untied States Air Force to ... more

06 Sep 2023

10 MINS

10:54

06 Sep 2023

#87

Life Flight | Season 2

If you live in a rural area and don’t have access to a hospital, what do you do in a medic... more

22 Aug 2023

12 MINS

12:53

22 Aug 2023

#86

Tiny Space Objects | Season 2

Thousands of satellites are zooming over your head right now, orbiting Earth and beaming d... more

15 Aug 2023

11 MINS

11:26

15 Aug 2023

#85

Flying With the Blue Angels | Season 2

Each year, Seafair brings a spectacular air show to the skies above Seattle. The jewel of ... more

08 Aug 2023

11 MINS

11:48

08 Aug 2023

#84

Fire on the Airfield! | Season 2

Welcome to Season 2 of The Flight Deck! From now on we’ll be presenting podcast episodes i... more

01 Aug 2023

20 MINS

20:06

01 Aug 2023

#83

085 The Missing Million Part Two

In the conclusion to a two-part series about the mysterious DB Cooper, this episode picks ... more

07 Dec 2021

13 MINS

13:40

07 Dec 2021

#82

The Missing Million: Part One

This episode comes out on the brink of a major anniversary here in Seattle. 50 years ago t... more

23 Nov 2021

18 MINS

18:31

23 Nov 2021

#81

Stories From A Stewardess

If you’ve shopped in the Museum’s store, Lynda Eck may have helped you with your purchase.... more

02 Nov 2021

33 MINS

33:20