Space: the final frontier. For thousands of years humans have looked to the stars and wondered what might be up there. In 1961, the first human entered space, and by 1969 we had set foot on the Moon. Today, research and exploration in space continues.

 

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  • Space: the final frontier. For thousands of years humans have looked to the stars and wondered what might be up there. In 1961, the first human entered space, and by 1969 we had set foot on the Moon. Today, research and exploration in space continues.

     

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    Up To Speed Through the Eyes of Bill Anders Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford Military Women Become Astronauts My Own Personal Spacesuit
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    Astronomy Careers: More Than Meets the Eye Presented Online Available on demand 3.2.1. Lift Off! Rocketry You Can Do Presented Online Available on demand Venus Rediscovered: An Astrobiological or Astrophysical Frontier? Presented Online Watch On Demand
    Eventos See all Eventos Learn more Story Time: Astronauts Zoom! National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC Thursdays in September 2024 at 11:00 am Learn more Story Time: Astronauts Zoom! National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC Thursdays in September 2024 at 11:00 am Learn more Story Time: Astronauts Zoom! National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC Thursdays in September 2024 at 11:00 am
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    Learn more Applications Satellites Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA Learn more RTX Living in the Space Age Hall National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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    History of Space Food A very short history of how people eat and what they eat in space. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kivw3nnSt_8 Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Apollo program, Human spaceflight, Life sciences, Mercury program, People, Science, Spaceflight

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    Flights of Fancy Field Trip Pre and Post Visit Materials - Space Walk - Spanish A mixture of experiment and activites to expand learning on the Space Walk Storytime. Learn about space scientists and about the tools they use. The activities connect to Standards of Learning https://s.si.edu/SpaceWalkPreandPostVisitMaterials_es_us Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2 Astronomy, Moon (Earth), Telescopes, Solar System, Spaceflight

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    Flights of Fancy Story Time Field Trip Pre and Post Visit Materials - Tortoise and Hare - Spanish A mixture of experiments and activities to expand the learning on the Tortoise and Hare Rocket Race Storytime. Learn about the Moon and the Space Race. Activities connect to standards of learning. https://s.si.edu/TortoiseandHareRocketRaceFieldTripPreandPostMaterials_es_us Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2 Astronomy, Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth), Records and Firsts, Spaceflight

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    Food on the Fly - STEM in 30 - Season 10 - Episode 1 I need to eat, you need to eat - we all need to eat. In this episode we’ll explore how the simple act of eating, under certain circumstances, can become complicated. https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/food-fly-stem-30-season-10-episode-1 Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7 General aviation, People, Science, Spaceflight, Technology and Engineering

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    History of Airline Food A short history of airline food. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcXBBxDFaAs Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Aviation, Commercial aviation, Human spaceflight, Physical science, Spaceflight

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    STEM in 30: Ask an Astronaut with Randy "Komrade" Bresnik and Paolo Nespoli NASA astronaut Randy “Komrade” Bresnik and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli join STEM in 30 to talk about their recent six-month stay on the International Space Station (ISS). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcuQbAL6r1k Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Space stations, Human spaceflight, Spaceflight

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    Learn more Spaceships 2nd Edition Learn more Space Craze
    Explore other subtopics Spacecraft Human spaceflight Space Shuttle program Space stations Gemini program Apollo program Mercury program Commercial spaceflight Uncrewed spaceflight Artemis program
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