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The Moon is Earth's natural satellite. It is the only place in space that humans have set foot on beyond our own planet.

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Aviation
Spaceflight
Astronomy
Behind the scenes
People
Records and Firsts
Science
Society and Culture
Technology and Engineering
War and Conflict

The Moon is Earth's natural satellite. It is the only place in space that humans have set foot on beyond our own planet.

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Stories

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What Makes a Moon a Moon? A Breath of Fresh Air
AirSpace Season 9, Episode 9: Birds of a Feather Is the “Dark Side of the Moon” Actually Dark? AirSpace Season 9, Episode 7: Lasso the Moon
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Exhibitions

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Learn more Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC Learn more Destination Moon National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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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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 Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Shhh! Satellites" Earth is trying to sleep but the Satellites keep bothering Earth with noisy signals. They are talking in all different languages and sending all kinds of information. https://youtu.be/idL6HgUInlY Grade PK, Grade 1, Grade K, Grade 2, Grade 3 Moon (Earth), Satellites, Spaceflight

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 Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Spaceport on the Moon" Our three friends talk about plans to build a spaceport on the Moon. Then they build a habitat for Ruth's new pet hamster, Rocket, that has everything she needs, just like a Moon spaceport would. https://youtu.be/vbdqdZrSze8 Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth), Rockets, Space stations

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 My Path: Dava Newman, Former Deputy Administrator for NASA Have you ever wondered how important people get to where they are? NASA's deputy director, Dava Newman, shares her path in this segment brought to you by STEM in 30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyylQhSl0IE&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_VvN6SkGaFShkAyOcNX8Rry&index=8 Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth), People, Science, Small solar system bodies, Solar System, Space Shuttle program, Spacecraft, Women

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 Astronaut Training, Moon Mission This family activity trains you on how to pick up samples of Moon rocks like the Apollo astronauts. https://s.si.edu/MoonMissionAstronautTraining Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2 Apollo program, Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth)

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Publications

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Learn more John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon Learn more Apollo 11: Artifacts from the First Lunar Landing
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