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    • Discover the wonders of aviation and space anytime, anywhere, with our on-demand videos and programs. On-demand content for learners includes our regular STEM in 30 (for middle school viewers), Live Chats, and Story Time programs (for early childhood audiences), plus tons of educational videos. Learners of all ages will enjoy our AirSpace podcast series and recordings of past lectures and programs. 

    You can also reserve virtual experiences for your school group or check our calendar for upcoming events that will be presented online.
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  • Smithsonian Planetary Image Facility
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    • Discover the wonders of aviation and space anytime, anywhere, with our on-demand videos and programs. On-demand content for learners includes our regular STEM in 30 (for middle school viewers), Live Chats, and Story Time programs (for early childhood audiences), plus tons of educational videos. Learners of all ages will enjoy our AirSpace podcast series and recordings of past lectures and programs. 

    You can also reserve virtual experiences for your school group or check our calendar for upcoming events that will be presented online.

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    Two women in conversation moderated by a third person. The discussion is about expression, creativity, and the future from an Afrofuturism perspective.
    Creative Space
    January 29, 2022
    A panel of people discusses water and the role it plays in Afrofuturism.
    Aquatic Space: Water in the Afrofuturist Imagination
    January 28, 2022
    A panel of people discusses reclamation of landscapes from the perspective of Afrofuturism.
    Terrestrial Space: Reclaiming Landscapes
    January 28, 2022
    A one-on-one conversation between NMAAHC curator Kevin Strait and musician, artist, songwriter, and guitarist Vernon Reid about music, Black popular culture and Afrofuturism.
    Sonic Space: A Conversation with Vernon Reid on Music, Pop Culture, and Afrofuturism
    January 28, 2022
    A speaker, Dr. Eve L Ewing, a woman, speaks to Kevin Young, a man, about literature from an Afrofuturism perspective.
    Space on the Page
    January 27, 2022
    A video of Afrofuturist art.
    On Afrofuturity
    January 20, 2022
    A woman speaks into camera.
    Resisting Genocide Through Digital Connections
    January 14, 2022
    A slidedeck about afrofuturism in Washington, D.C. in the late 1800s with a video of the presenter in the upper right hand corner.
    Yarrow Mamout: Weaver of Islam, Counter Memory, & Afrofuturism in late 18th century Georgetown, D.C.
    January 13, 2022
    A man in front of a grey background speaks into the camera about folklore elements in Afrofuturist fiction.
    Folkloric Motifs in Nalo Hopkinson's Speculative Fiction
    January 13, 2022
    A woman speaks into a camera about Afrofuturistic literature.
    Mapping Transtemporal: Networks for Liberation in Sojourner by Cauleen Smith
    January 13, 2022
    A recorded live conversation about diplomacy in space.
    Live Chat: Diplomacy in Space
    January 13, 2022
    A slidedeck about Afrofuturist legacies with a video of the presenter in the upper right hand corner.
    Preserving Afrofuturist Legacies
    January 13, 2022
    Podcast AirSpace

    Discover unexpected stories from the National Air and Space Museum. The AirSpace podcast is a place for you to discover news, entertainment, and inspiration in the sky. In other words, aspirational stories about defying gravity—whether you’re an avid aviation geek, space cadet, or just somebody who loves great content about smart topics that’s a little different from what you normally expect to see.

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