SPACE EXPO 2021 Saturday August 21, 2021 9:00am to 4:00pm Keynote Speaker: Former NASA Astronaut Susan Kilrain Susan Kilrain is a veteran of two space flights and one of only three women to pilot the Space Shuttle. A graduate of the Naval Test Pilot School, Kilrain has over 3,000 flight hours flying more than 30 different aircraft, including the F-14 Tomcat. She holds a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. She retired from NASA in 2002 and the U.S. Navy in 2005. Lectures: 11:00am and 1:00pm Public Meet and Greets: 10:00-10:45am & 2:00-3:00pm SPACE EXPO 2021 Featured Activities: Museum Admission: • Meet life-size droids and intergalactic characters. $16.00 Adults (ages 15-64) • See live animals and learn about animal space flight. $14.00 Seniors (ages 65 and older) • Participate in our NEW Cosmic Kids Challenge! Visit all $10.00 Youth (ages 4-14) four Cosmic Kids Challenge activity stations and earn a Children 3 and under admitted free prize from our gift shop. Activities include: o Space Helmet Selfie Discounted admission available for o Satellite Stackers pre-paid groups of 10 or more. Registration due by August 13, 2021. o Lunar Landscape Painting o Mars Mission Patch Special Guests include: • 501st Legion Connecticut Squadron Visit our website for a full event schedule • Aldrich Astronomical Society and group pre-registration: www.neam.org • Astronomical Society of Greater Hartford • CATO Rocketry Club • New England R2 Builders Club • NOAA National Weather Service • Springfield Museums • Springfield Stars Club • Stamford Museum & Nature Center • UConn Mechanical Engineering Dept. SPACE EXPO 2021 Sponsors: All events and activities are included with admission and are subject to change. .