Families are invited to cozy up in their pajamas for a one-of-a-kind evening at the San Diego Air & Space Museum during our Artemis II Splashdown Family PJ Watch Party, an immersive celebration tied to NASA’s first-ever effort to send a four-person crew to the Moon!

Families are invited to cozy up in their pajamas for a one-of-a-kind evening at the San Diego Air & Space Museum during our Family PJ Splashdown Party, an immersive celebration tied to NASA’s Artemis II mission’s return to Earth. Timed around the predicted return of the Orion capsule to Earth, this after-hours event brings families together to experience space exploration as it unfolds. Guests will gather to live-stream the splashdown, currently forecast for February 15, 2026 at approximately 8:00 pm, and follow the dramatic final moments of the Orion capsule’s journey back with its four record-breaking astronauts aboard.

After being open to the public during its normal hours from 10 am to 5 pm., the Museum will re-open its doors for the Artemis II Splashdown Family PJ Watch Party at 6 pm on Sunday February 15.

The Artemis II Splashdown Family PJ Watch Party blends real mission moments with hands-on exploration designed for learners of all ages. Education-led activity stations will explore how astronauts launch, travel, and safely return to Earth through experiences such as chocolate heat shield experiments, parachute and safe-landing challenges, stomp rockets, Ozobot robotics, 3D pen design, blackout poetry inspired by space communications, and creative engineering builds.

Families can navigate the evening using a mission-style passport, collecting stamps as they explore activities and museum exhibits, and take home a commemorative mission patch.

Following the predicted launch of Artemis II, visitors will also be able to explore a striking new exhibit in the Space Gallery—an 8.5-foot-tall Space Launch System (SLS) rocket model, the powerful vehicle designed to send the Orion capsule and its crew on their journey around the Moon. This display offers a tangible connection to the mission and highlights the engineering and innovation behind NASA’s Artemis program.

Presented in partnership with NASA and the Fleet Science Center, the Artemis II Family PJ Splashdown Watch Party reflects San Diego’s deep connections to aerospace, exploration, and scientific discovery.

By combining live mission coverage, hands-on learning, and collaborative partnerships, the San Diego Air & Space Museum invites families to experience the excitement of human spaceflight together—right here at home, as Orion makes its predicted splashdown back on Earth. Take advantage of museum month half price admission or groups of 10 or more youth who preregister at education@sdasm.org will receive free admission. The Artemis II Family PJ Splashdown Watch Party will run Feb 15 (fingers crossed!) from 6 to 9 pm.