Get ready for takeoff and bring out your inner astronaut on Saturday, October 24, 2026, when the EAA Aviation Museum’s annual Space Day returns to Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Kids and adults of all ages are invited to join us as we celebrate Space Day 2026 with interactive exhibits and special guest appearances. Space Day activities are free with museum admission. Lunch concessions will be available for purchase between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Activities | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Straw Rockets: Design and launch a straw rocket powered by you.
Misson Patch Contest: Design a mission patch for this year's Space Day theme: Rockets. The winning design will be turned into a sticker and given out at next year’s Space Day!
Lunar Landing: Engineer a lunar lander that can touch down safely with its marshmallow cargo intact.
Space Capsules:Climb inside a full-scale replica of the Mercury and Gemini space capsules.
And more!
Space Day Speaker | 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Capt. Fred Haise has an extraordinary aerospace career spanning 45 years. Haise is a retired fighter pilot, aeronautical engineer, NASA research pilot and astronaut, Apollo 8 and 11 backup lunar module pilot, Apollo 13 lunar module pilot, and Apollo 16 backup commander. He also served as the technical assistant on the design and development of the space shuttle orbiter Enterprise, was the first person to test fly Enterprise as its commander, and was a Grumman Corporation executive leading space shuttle service operations and notable projects such as Space Station Freedom (predecessor to the International Space Station).
Haise will be joining us virtually and will be available for questions from the audience.
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