The Museum’s annual Sally’s Day honors the enduring legacy of astronaut Sally Ride—the first American woman to fly in space. This year the Museum celebrates with a space music choral concert by STANCE, a presentation by a NASA space food chef Vickie Kloeris, an all-ages spacesuit fashion show and free Fran’s Chocolates.
Event Details
Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
All activities and the lecture are FREE with Membership and included with general admission.
Schedule
STANCE Choral Performance
Time: 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM
STANCE is Seattle's first choir of transgender and nonbinary singers. Their epic performance celebrates Sally Ride, Pride month, and The Museum of Flight’s new exhibit, Home Beyond Earth. The show will include a selection of songs about space, and one of their members, Katie Vitale, will be debuting the original composition, Orbit.
Vickie Kloeris Space Bites Lecture and Book Signing
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Author and NASA Food Scientist Vickie Kloeris offers a delicious program based upon her memoir, Space Bites: Reflections of a NASA Food Scientist. Kloeris worked on both the Shuttle and International Space Station food systems, and her story is for the scientist, space enthusiast and anyone who has wondered how to make a sandwich in space, produce a space food breakfast for the cast of Apollo 13, or work side by side with astronauts as they prepare for the journey of a lifetime. Kloeris offers a charming balance of technical knowledge and human experience.
Spacesuit Design Challenge Top 20 Fashion Show
Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
The Top 20 Spacesuit designs in the Museum’s annual Spacesuit Design Challenge will be showcased in a space-glam Fashion Show. The finalists in four age categories were chosen by a panel of spaceflight and fashion judges, and the top designs in each category will be showcased at the Museum’s spectacular evening event, Fashion in Flight, on Nov. 2.
Judges are:
- Vickie Kloeris, NASA Food Scientist and author of Space Bites
- Tony Vincente, CEO & Designer for Rossario George
- Amity Addrisi, Host of Seattle's New Day Northwest on King5
Fran’s Chocolate Giveaway
Time: 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM (while supplies last)
Seattleites love chocolate. Sample one of Fran’s Chocolate’s Thins and learn about their local store in Seattle’s Georgetown!
Event schedule is subject to change.
