National Space Day
JOIN STUDENTS ACROSS THE U.S. IN EXPLORING
THE WONDERS OF SPACE
Space Workforce for Tomorrow has compiled a list of space education resources to launch your students’ exploration on National Space Day and thereafter.
What will space be like in the future?
We love space because it sparks our curiosity and inspires us to think boldly about all the amazing possibilities that science and technology can enable for generations ahead.
As part of NSD, students shared their thoughts and questions about space, and received a special mission patch for their submissions!
Meet Our Speakers
Jordyn Bingham
Communication Strategic Partner
The Aerospace Corporation
Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton
Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Strategy, Plans, Programs and Requirements
United States Space Force
Emily Calandrelli
Space Science Communicator
TheSpaceGal
Tim Ellis
Chief Executive Officer
Relativity Space
Dr. Dan Hastings
Head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Laurie Leshin
Director
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pam Melroy
Deputy Administrator
NASA
Chirag Parikh
Executive Secretary
National Space Council
Chris Scolese
Director
National Reconnaissance Office
Gwynne Shotwell
President and Chief Operating Officer
SpaceX
Ellen Stofan
Under Secretary for Science and Research
Smithsonian
In collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), along with:
About National Space Day
Space Workforce for Tomorrow (SWFT) is excited to present an out-of-this-world experience on National Space Day!
The U.S. space industry and NASA is providing 4th and 5th grade teachers across the country to lead their classrooms for an experience to learn more about the science and technology that will shape their generation’s future – on this planet and beyond. This annual event will expand every year to welcome more students of any age to get inspired by space.
Highlights of the experience:
- Q&A between 4th and 5th grade students and America’s leading experts on space – these adults are taking on the toughest questions kids have about space!
- Engaging lessons on how rockets launch, why we grow plants in space, why the U.S. is going to Mars, how space technology shapes our everyday lives on Earth, and more!
- A message and a challenge from the astronauts on the International Space Station, just for your kids!
After the event, kids can submit a short letter with their thoughts on the future of space for a chance to have it shared with NASA leaders.
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