NASA Headquarters Events & Programs
All upcoming events are being held within the Webb Auditorium, NASA Headquarters, 300 E St SW, Washington DC and are appropriate for all ages. Seating is available on a first-come first-serve basis and pre-registration is requested.
Location
300 E St SW, Washington DC
General Visiting hours
Monday to Friday
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET
admission
Free
Aug. 27 | Building the Moon Base: Overcoming Challenges at the Lunar South Pole
Plan to join us on Thursday, Aug. 27 from 11:00 a.m. -11:45 a.m. to discover what it will take to build humanity’s first outpost on the lunar surface. Dr. Jake Bleacher, NASA’s Chief Exploration Scientist, will discuss the unique features in the lunar South Pole region and share more about NASA’s phased development approach for the Moon Base.
Learn more and reserve your spot today!
Sept. 16 | Revolutionizing Medicine – in Space
Join us Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 11:00 a.m. -11:45 a.m. to explore how studying human cells in deep space can advance healthcare on Earth, the Moon, and beyond. During this presentation and Q&A, NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences Division Director Dr. Lisa Carnell will discuss how “organ chips” the size of a thumb drive can breathe like a lung and beat like a heart, why NASA wants to understand how deep space affects each astronaut before we go to Mars, and how this technology could advance biomedical research in aging, disease, and cancer treatments.
Learn more and reserve your spot today!
