NASA Invites Media to Attend Alabama Space Day 2025

Media are invited to attend the 2025 Alabama Space Day from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, and aerospace industry partners will host the annual public event to celebrate Alabama’s […]

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NASA Invites Media to Attend Alabama Space Day 2025

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NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, and aerospace industry partners, will host the 2025 Alabama Space Day in Montgomery at the Alabama Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 25, to celebrate the state’s robust aerospace contributions and capabilities. The news media are invited to attend this annual public event. This image captures Alabama Space Day 2023 (held April 11, 2023) with community members enjoying an astronaut cutout board in front of NASA’s exhibit of the SLS (Space Launch System) – the only rocket that can send Orion, astronauts, and cargo directly to the Moon in a single launch.
NASA/Hannah Maginot

Media are invited to attend the 2025 Alabama Space Day from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery.

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, and aerospace industry partners will host the annual public event to celebrate Alabama’s robust aerospace contributions and capabilities, which provide significant economic benefits for the entire state.

Area middle school and high school students will have an opportunity to speak with NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and participate in activities and exhibits. The event also will include a reading of a Space Day resolution by Alabama legislators with NASA Marshall Director Joseph Pelfrey, highlighting Alabama’s contributions to space exploration.

Media interested in interviewing NASA Marshall officials or attending NASA events should contact Hannah Maginot at hannah.l.maginot@nasa.gov or 256-932-1937.

Space Day 2025 exhibitors include: NASA Marshall, Teledyne Brown Engineering, KBR, Special Aerospace Services (SAS), Sentar, Blue Origin, Astrion, ULA, The University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Propulsion Research Center, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing.

Media opportunities for the day include:

9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Exhibits and STEM activities

Location: South Capitol Lawn and Tunnel between Capitol Building and State House

10:30 to 11 a.m. – Alabama Space Day 2025 Proclamation Ceremony

Location: Capitol Auditorium

11 to 11:30 a.m. – Alabama Space Authority Meeting

Location: Capitol Auditorium

1 to 2 p.m. – Resolution readings on the House and Senate Floors

About the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center is celebrating 65 years of blending legacy with innovation, advancing space exploration and scientific discovery through collaboration, engineering excellence, and technical solutions that take humanity beyond tomorrow’s horizon.

For more information on NASA Marshall, visit https://www.nasa.gov/marshall.

Media Contact:
Hannah Maginot
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
hannah.l.maginot@nasa.gov
256-932-1937

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Feb 24, 2025
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