Purdue Space Day

Purdue Space Day is a student organization at Purdue University dedicated to providing free educational outreach to children in the community.

Purdue Space Day (PSD) is an all-day educational outreach program held in the fall on the West Lafayette campus of Purdue University. It is designed to give approximately 675 students from 3rd to 8th grades the opportunity to learn about engineering and space exploration through listening to a presentation by a Purdue alumnus astronaut and by participating in three unique age-appropriate hands-on

11/12/2025

Here are some additional group photos.

11/12/2025

Photos from Purdue Space Day are now available on our Flickr account. Our photographers took over 2,500 photos!

Flickr

11/04/2025

I have received the first set of group photos! More to follow.

11/04/2025

We would like to thank Roy Bridges, our VIP astronaut, for an amazing Purdue Space Day 2025!

09/17/2025

✨PSD 2025 is our 30th Anniversary so get excited for an extra special PSD!!!✨

09/04/2025

CALLOUT TODAY!!

Purdue Space Day’s Callout is going to be TODAY September 4th in ARMS 1010 at 7:30!

Come learn more about our mission and how to get involved!!

A more in-depth look at the various volunteer positions available can be found here: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ PurdueSpaceDay/volunteers/job-descriptions.

Other than that, if you want to sign up to volunteer, here’s the link: https://engineering.purdue.edu/PurdueSpaceDay/ volunteers/2025-volunteer-registration.

We hope to see you tonight!!