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Famous Passengers Aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery

These astronauts aren’t just cool because they took a trip of a lifetime, they also hold some famous firsts in history.

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Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 6 and Grade 3
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Space Shuttle program, Women, African American or Black people and Latino people
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Smithsonian Science Starter: Astronauts and the ISS (Joe Acaba)​

Investigate the path to become an astronaut with NASA learning about Joe Acaba and his journey.

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Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11 and Grade 12
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People, Latino people and Human spaceflight
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Smithsonian Science Starter: Astronauts and the ISS (Paolo Nespoli)

Investigate the history of the International Space Station (ISS), and the lives of the people who have worked on it.

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Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11 and Grade 12
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Human spaceflight, Latino people, People and Space stations
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Smithsonian Science Starter: Learn About Astronaut Joe Acaba (a.k.a. “The Prince of Puerto Rico”) – ISS Science

Astronaut Randy Bresnik talks about fellow crewmate Joe Acaba

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Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 11 and Grade 12
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Human spaceflight, Latino people and People
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Student and Teacher
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