Eclipse Weekend

Explore all things space as you get ready for this once-in-a-lifetime solar event!

Member Morning
9–10 a.m., Saturday and Sunday
Museum members—let us help you get ready for the solar eclipse! Pick up free solar eclipse viewing glasses and activity sheets in The Museum Store during Member Morning hours.Stay on for all-day eclipse programs and activities.

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Saturday

Discover Heliophysics
Sunburst Atrium
11 a.m., 20 minutes
Join Heather Futrell, NASA Program Executive in the Heliophysics Division, to learn about her path to studying the sun for NASA and some of the missions she has worked on.

The James Webb Space Telescope
Sunburst Atrium
1 p.m., 20 minutes
Join Jane Rigby, Senior Project Scientist for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), to learn about the first three years of the JWST's mission and see some spectacular images.

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Corteva Agriscience STEMLab
2 p.m., 30–40 minutes
Join Josh Schlieder, Wide Field Instrument Scientist for NASA's Roman Space Telescope, to learn about the cutting-edge technology going into this future space telescope.

Living and Working in Deep Space
Corteva Agriscience STEMLab
3 p.m., 30–40 minutes
Join Holly Ridings, Deputy Program Manager, Gateway, to learn about the Gateway mission to build a space station obriting the moon, and get a glimpse of how crew living and working abord the orbiting Gateway Lunar Space Station will go about their daily lives while learning about the vast unknown deep space environment.

Sunday

Rising from the Ashes to Buring Bright with the Sun
Sunburst Atrium
11 a.m., 20 minutes
Join Bradley Williams, NASA Program Executive in the Heliophysics Division, to learn about his path to studying the sun for NASA.

The James Webb Space Telescope
Sunburst Atrium
1 p.m., 20 minutes
Join Jane Rigby, Senior Project Scientist for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, to learn about the first three years of the JWST's mission and see some spectacular images.

Living and Working in Deep Space
Corteva Agriscience STEMLab
3 p.m., 30–40 minutes
Join Patricia Moore, Communication Strategist for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, to learn about the Gateway mission to build a space station obriting the moon, and get a glimpse of how crew living and working abord the orbiting Gateway Lunar Space Station will go about their daily lives while learning about the vast unknown deep space environment.

All Weekend

NASA Resource Table
Sunburst Atrium
10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Join Shahra Lambert, Senior Advisor Engagement, Equity, Office of the Administrator, and Michelle Barth, Special Assistant for Engagement, Office of the Administrator, to learn about NASA's Equity Action Plan and DEIA community and outreach initiatives. Joining them will be Leslie Garrison, NASA Heliophysics Outreach Coordinator, with information about how NASA studies the sun.

Astronaut in Training: Staying Clean in Space!
Beyond Spaceship Earth
Discover how astronauts maintain basic hygiene on the ISS by exploring real objects that astronauts use a part of their daily life.

CAPCOM Go! The Apollo Story Sound and Light Show
Schaefer Planetarium and Space Object Theater
10:30 a.m. , 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, and 4:30 p.m., 30 minutes
The Apollo 11 astronauts were just a few of the nearly 400,000 people who had worked over ten years towards putting a person on the Moon. Discover how they did it!

Misson Control Family Workshop
Schaefer Planetarium and Space Object Theater
11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., 30 minutes
Participate in a space mission simulation by using collaboration and problem-solving skills to work on a STEM activity related to a NASA team inside Mission Control.

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