Space Exploration Discovery Day:
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
Sunday, May 28, 2017
12:00 p.m. ★ 4:00 p.m.
JFK Presidential Library and Museum
Boston, MA
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Today, we commemorate President John F. Kennedy’s challenge to the nation
to land a man on the Moon. Explore these special activities and guest speaker
presentations, and discover something new about Space Exploration—yesterday,
today and tomorrow!
Guest Speakers: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
ISS Greeting and Spacesuit Demonstration
Courtesy of NASA
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ★ Smith Center
Greetings from the International Space Station
Join us for a recorded video message by NASA Astronaut Jack Fischer from
aboard the International Space Station, traveling some 17,500 miles per hour
in an orbit about 250 miles above the Earth.
Spacesuit Engineering Demonstration
NASA Engineer Su Curley discusses current spacesuit technology and
shows visitors how they are used for space walking.
Su Curley
A Conversation with a NASA Astronaut
Courtesy of NASA
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ★ Smith Center
A Conversation with NASA Astronaut Christopher Cassidy
Christopher Cassidy, Chief of the Astronaut Office, NASA, shares his
experiences living and working on the International Space Station and
speaks about some of the projects being explored today and for the future!
What questions do you have for Astronaut Cassidy?
Christopher Cassidy
Explore the Museum Galleries!
The Race for Space Discovery Cart
John F. Kennedy Library
12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ★ Space Exhibit, Museum Galleries
Moon Rock
Photo by Christopher Cassidy
Courtesy of NASA
Come explore the first-manned American spacecraft in this
hands-on experience for all ages. Follow Mercury Astronaut
Alan Shepard from lift-off to splashdown and perform
important Space duties!*
John F. Kennedy Inaugural
Medal aboard the ISS.
President Kennedy and NASA Astronaut John Glenn look inside
Friendship 7 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, February 23, 1962.
Don’t miss! Visit our Museum to see The Space Race exhibit, featuring
the Freedom 7 spacecraft flown by Astronaut Alan Shepard, the first
American in Space. Also, in the Legacy Gallery, be sure to see an
object that traveled from the Moon to Earth and another one that
made a round-trip flight to the International Space Station!*
*Children 12 and under admitted to the Museum free of charge, regular admission fees apply to all other visitors.
Hands-On Activities: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ★ 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Build and Launch Your Own Rocket!
John F. Kennedy Library
Learning Center
Build and Launch Your Own Rocket!
Build a paper rocket and blast off with an air-powered launcher—
see how high and far you can go!
MIT Graduate Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics
President Kennedy views model rockets at
Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 11, 1962.
Make-and-Take Space Activities
John F. Kennedy Library
RFK Foyer
NASA Astronaut Puppets
Learn about spaceflight and NASA while you color a spacesuit and
create your own Astronaut Puppet.
Mercury Spacecraft
As you create your own Spacecraft, discover something
new about the incredible Mercury Space Program.
President Kennedy views a scale
model of a Gemini spacecraft,
September 12, 1962.
Powers Room
Space Geography Jeopardy!
What does Earth look like from Space? Test your geography knowledge with photographs
of Earth taken from the International Space Station. Play Space Geography Jeopardy!
Winners will be awarded prizes.
Where over the world was the
International Space Station?
Take the JFK Challenge!
Smith Center
Take the JFK Challenge!
Try out the JFK Challenge Kids’ App.
★ Train for the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon
★ Launch and steer the spacecraft
★ Land on the Moon and explore its surface!
Space Station Explorers
Smith Center
Visit Space Station Explorers to try some virtual reality and other hands-on activities. Find out how you can build
and launch your own experiments to the International Space Station. Sponsored by CASIS, a non-profit funded by
NASA to promote large-scale use of the International Space Station.
Visit SpaceStationExplorers.org to learn more.
Courtesy of NASA/NOAA
Space Geography Jeopardy!
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With generous support from:
Closed Thanksgiving,
Christmas, and New Year’s Day
Accessibility: Wheelchairs are available at the Visitor Admission Desk on a first come, first served basis. Video
presentations in the Museum are captioned for visitors who are hearing-impaired. American Sign Language
interpretation is available with advance notice—please contact our Visitor Services Department at
617.514.1569 for more information. You may also use 711 for Telecommunications Relay Service.