Sixth Annual Space Day, May 9, 2009

2009 Space Day Information:

• Date: May 9th, 2009

• Time: 10 am to 2 pm

• Where: The San Diego Air & Space Museum

• Who: All Ages

The Day’s Activities include:

• Touch a Real Space Shuttle Tire, Flown in Space

• Drive a Mars Rover

• Build & Fly a Paper Rocket

• Talk to Space Experts

• Space Exploration Presentations

• Design Your Own Space Patch

• Look Through a Telescope

• Launch a Bottle Rocket

• Coloring

• Free Posters

• Giveaways

• Fun for all Ages

On Saturday, May 9, 2009, the San Diego Air & Space Museum will host its 6th Annual Space Day celebration. Space Day will feature demonstrations, giveaways, and hands-on activities with local and national space experts.

Invited Presenters include NASA, San Diego Space Society, Virgin Galactic, SDAA (San Diego Astronomy Association), DSN (Deep Space Network), JPL, The Mars Society, SETI, UCSD EarthKAM, The Planetary Society, and many others.

As an extra bonus, we’ll be offering a FREE screening of the new space documentary “Orphans of Apollo,” followed by a Q+A session with the director, Michael Potter! For more information on the documentary, please go to: www.orphansofapollo.com

The Museum’s Space Galleries are open for viewing throughout the event, including a flown Apollo spacecraft, moon rocks and space suits.

Click here for more details: http://www.aerospacemuseum.org/upcoming/spaceday09.html