The San Diego Air & Space Museum’s 18th Annual Space Day celebration is set for this Saturday, June 3, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Museum’s Pavilion in Balboa Park. Space Day features demonstrations, giveaways, and fun, hands-on activities with local and national space industry experts.

Two children ages 12 and under are free with one paid adult admission during Space Day.

Fun, hands-on activities for kids of all ages at Space Day include:

• Talking to Space Experts
• Touching a Meteorite
• Building & Flying Paper Rockets
• Designing Your Own Space Patch
• The Always Popular “Stomp Rockets”
• Giveaways

Space Day is included with the price of admission to the Museum. Youth groups and chaperones of 10 or more that preregister at education@sdasm.org are free.

Invited community partners include meteorite collector and enthusiast Dr. Nick Gessler, the SDAA (San Diego Astronomical Society, who will bringing their sun telescope), space food collector Paul Schultz, NASA Solar System Ambassador Lyford Rome, and Traci Sholbom, daughter of Apollo astronaut Richard Gordon and author of “Apollo's Creed: Lessons I Learned From My Astronaut Dad Richard F. Gordon, Jr.

Space Day also will highlight “Shine like Sally” as the Museum partners with Sally’s Night (Sally Ride) to focus on STEM careers like Sally Ride Science.

The Museum’s unique “SPACE: Our Greatest Adventure” is also open for viewing throughout the event, including the actual Apollo 9 Command Module, moon rocks, space suits, a Mars rover and more. The new “ABOVE AND BEYOND” special exhibition exploring the future of aviation and space exploration and innovation also is included during Space Day.

For more information, visit the Space Day event page on the Museum’s website: https://sandiegoairandspace.org/calendar/event/space-day-2023