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Space Day 2025

Join us for George Mason Space Day 2025

Mark your calendars for this year's George Mason Space Day on September 20, 2025. Keep an eye out for more details and registration.

Astronaut Kjell Lindgren at Space Day 2024

Join us for a free, public, interactive event that brings people together to explore the science and technology driving today’s leading aerospace initiatives. Designed to educate and inspire, the day features engaging talks from experts in space exploration, along with hands-on activities, educational exhibits, and contributions from a variety of organizations in the field.

Event speakers

  • Caelus Rocketry (formerly known as Project Caelus)
  • Anamaria Berea, Associate Professor, Computational and Data Sciences
  • Steve Dam, President and Founder of the Systems and Proposal Engineering Company (SPEC Innovations)
  • Ferah Munshi, Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy
  • Rob Parks, Physics and Astronomy, George Mason University
  • Peter Plavchan, Landolt Mission PI, Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy
  • Eliad Peretz, Deputy Lead Scientist, NASA’s Heliophysics Strategic Technology Office and Mission-instrument Scientist, Heliophysics Division at Goddard Space Flight Center
  • Bob Weigel, Professor, Physics and Astronomy

View speaker bios

 

Participating Organizations

Organizing committee

Gabriele Belle, Department of Physics and Astronomy (Chair)
S Falgiano, George Mason Observatory
Natasha Gilliam, Marketing and Communications
Ian Jordan Helm, Mason Space Exploration Center
Li Ping Hsiao, Sponsorships
Logan Jensen, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Audrey Kelaher, Sponsorships (Co-Chair)
Zander Leon, Marketing and Communications
Tracy Mason, Marketing and Communications (Co-Chair)
Peter Pachowicz, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and NASA Landolt Mission
Rob Parks, George Mason Observatory (Co-Chair)
Peter Plavchan, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Laura M Powers, Marketing and Communications and NASA Landolt Mission
Steven Robeson, Mason Space Center and NASA Landolt Mission
Franklin Van Valkenburg, Sponsorships
Stephanie Rae Wiles, NASA Landolt Mission

 

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