Young Astronaut Day

Event Overview

Young Astronaut Day is a STEM outreach event for students grade 1st-12th. This event, which started in 1992, gives students the opportunity to work as a team to solve engineering challenges. These range from parachute drops and balloon cars to lego robots. Each year there is an event theme that the activities are centered on (i.e. Mars landing, living in space, etc.). Teams are tasked to complete three activities that create one mission within a 2 hour period. This requires them to build strong teamwork, communication, and critical thinking skills. Each team competes against the other teams for a friendly competition. The goal of the event is to inspire and educate students about Aerospace and the STEM field. This is not only accomplished through the STEM activities but by listening to a keynote address and interacting with the scientists and engineers who are leading the activities and volunteering.

Photo Credit: Edmond Wong

Young Astronaut Day 2025

The 31st Annual Young Astronaut Day: Theme is Back to the Moon!

In partnership with the Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) and Critical Ops LLC

Saturday, November 8, 2025

NEW Location: The Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI)

22800 Cedar Point Rd

Brookpark, OH 44142

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (9:30 AM Check in)

Registration Opens: Sunday September 7, 2025 at 9 AM

Link Posted here when registration opens

Team Cost: $175/team (for grades 1st-8th)

Individual Cost: $20/student (for grades 9th-12th)

First come first serve, Register early (between Sept 7th and Sept 20th) for discounted team price with promo code (Discount code: Back2Moon)

How do I enter a team?

Registration Guide:

Who can you register?
- Pilot Team: 1st-4th grade team of 6 students and 2 adult chaperones
- Mission Specialist Team: 5th-8th grade students and 2 adult chaperones
- Commanders: 9th-12th grade students registered individually ($20 a student)
Location of registration: Eventbrite link provided on website once opened
What comes with registration?
- Keynote Speaker Address from a NASA Scientist or Engineer
- Free Lunch
- Age appropriate STEM activity competition
- Awards Ceremony
- Of course...Team building and Fun
Once the team cap has been reached, interested teams will be put on a waitlist.
Please e-mail youngastronautday@gmail.com if you'd like to be on the YAD distribution list and receive event announcements or have any questions!