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Robotic characters such as R2D2 from Star Wars or the cyborg Daleks from Doctor Who are frequently featured in science fiction. However, robotics are also an important aspect of space exploration in real life. 

Shadow of Opportunity rover on Mars
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Robotic characters such as R2D2 from Star Wars or the cyborg Daleks from Doctor Who are frequently featured in science fiction. However, robotics are also an important aspect of space exploration in real life. 

Shadow of Opportunity rover on Mars

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AirSpace Revisited: Journey to the Past Dr. Edward C. Stone's Contributions to Aerospace
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My Path: Brandon Jones, Aerospace Engineer How does backpacking help you as an aerospace engineer? Find out in this edition of My Path. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66jVKXU47L0 Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Aircraft, Aviation, Behind the scenes, Commercial aviation, Drones, General aviation, People, Robotics, Science, Technology and Engineering

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 My Path: Inspired by a WASP, Alex Blake - Analysis & Test Engineer at Wing Learn how Alex Blake, an Analysis and Test Engineer at Wing was inspired by one of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII and went on to become an engineer at Wing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p89zfgatN0Q Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Aircraft, Behind the scenes, Commercial aviation, Drones, General aviation, Human spaceflight, People, Robotics, Technology and Engineering, Women

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 My Path: America's Innovator, Dean Kamen Dean Kamen talks about the process of innovation and invention. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvr1YOsHHT0 Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Technology and Engineering, Robotics, People, Behind the scenes

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 STEM in 30: Robotics: First There Were Humans, Then There Was Machine Join STEM in 30 to see the FIRST robots in action and learn how robots are used throughout the aerospace industry https://youtu.be/V3FWBL0HU5s Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Technology and Engineering, Robotics

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 Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Clean Up This Space" The friends are inspired while cleaning their rooms to return to their fantasy space story and imagine how their robot and alien characters could clean up space junk. https://youtu.be/k5v34wX84r8 Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2 Astronomy, Robotics, Science fiction, Technology and Engineering, Spaceflight

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 This One Time: Dean Kamen, Founder of FIRST, Flying the B–2 Stealth Bomber Dean Kamen is most well known for founding FIRST Robotics Competition, but he is also a pilot and this one time, he got to fly the stealth bomber. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE67emCWDG8&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_XFR-UsQFhIqfz2anz2xc1_ Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3 People, Robotics

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Learn more Spaceflight: A Concise History Learn more Robots in Space: Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel
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