Eisenhower Under the Stars 2025

UPDATE: Due to forecast inclement weather, this event has been rescheduled for May 16, please stay tuned for additional updates.

Join us Friday, May 16, to gaze at the stars and celebrate the anniversary of President Eisenhower’s visionary 1958 proposal to create what is now known as NASA.

Join us at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial, just off the National Mall in Washington, DC, for a fun night of stargazing and celebrating the advancements in space exploration under the Eisenhower administration. National and local experts and astronomy organizations will invite visitors to tour the cosmos through guided telescope observations and learn about space exploration in 2025. 

Telescopes and hands-on activities will be presented by our partners at:

• National Air and Space Museum

• Goddard Astronomy Club

• National Park Service

• Northern Virginia Astronomy Club

• Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Astronomy Club

• Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument,

And More! Come out and experience the wonders of outer space at the Eisenhower Memorial. The event is free and open to the public.