You will hear from NASA engineers, astrophysicists, and space policy experts about how THEY NEED YOU to help shape the future of space exploration.

Doors to this all ages space conference open at 2 p.m. Then, you can enjoy sponsors booths set up where you can take part in workshops, experience virtual reality, view the sun through solar telescopes, etc.

The speeches will begin at 3 p.m. and they will cover the amazing topics of exoplanet discoveries, the Juno mission to Jupiter, the Deep Space Network (how we communicate with our spacecraft), how NASA's budget is determined by our government and what citizens can do to affect those decisions, the Universe from the point of view of an Astrophysicist and much more! Each speaker will leave time for Q&A, they'll be mingling and networking during the conference, and they will be sure to tell us how we can all get involved in the space industry! Be sure to prepare your questions for each of the speakers below:

Stephen Watson, Mission Assurance Manager and Project Software Systems Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Tracy Drain, Flight Systems Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Casey Dreier, Space Policy Expert at The Planetary Society

Breanna Ausbrooks, Astrophysicist at the University of Louisville