If you are in the Dallas area on July 18th, check out the Moon Day event at the Frontiers of Flight Museum.:
Moon Day is an annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)-focused, space-themed public event sponsored by the Frontiers of Flight Museum and the National Space Society of North Texas. The event brings together space exploration-oriented groups, organizations and institutions in North Texas to share their activities and inspire new generations to embrace a scientific and technological future.
Activities, classes and exhibits will include:
- Talk LIVE to the Expedition 43 Crew on the International Space Station:
Students will have an opportunity to submit questions that will be answered live by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). LEARN MORE ABOUT NASA EXPEDITION 43 CREW. The successful completion of the live communication with the ISS is subject to operational considerations. - Attend ISS and Lunar Sample Disk Certification teacher workshops (CE credit for DISD teachers)
- See the LEGO ISS scale model
- Meet space traveler Anousheh Ansari and hear about her personal experiences aboard the International Space Station:
On September 18, 2006, Anousheh Ansari captured headlines around the world as the first female private space explorer. She also earned a place in history as the fourth private explorer to visit space and the first space traveler of Iranian descent. She blasted off for an eight-day stay aboard the International Space Station with the Expedition 14 crew of the Soyuz TMA-9, which included NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin. This was the accomplishment of a lifelong dream for her. LEARN MORE ABOUT ANOUSHEH. - Build and launch model rockets ($25 materials fee)
- Create your own space art ($20 materials fee)
- Explore THREE inflatable planetariums
- Check out the Sun’s surface with a SAFE solar telescope
- Choose and attend one or more of the classes in the Moon Academy for kids and the Lunar Universityfor adults (CE credit for DISD teachers)
- Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts Merit Badges and Moon Day patch: Sky, Night Owl, Home Scientist, Astronomy, and Space Exploration plus more STEM-related patches