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    An Unparalleled Vantage Point: The USS Los Angeles and the 1925 Solar Eclipse April 05, 2024 Garland Fulton on Airships and Lift Gases November 27, 2023 A Firsthand Account of an Airship's 1920s Crossing of the U.S. September 22, 2023 Are We in an Airship Renaissance? September 20, 2023 AirSpace Season 7, Episode 9: By Land, By Sea, By Dirigible April 12, 2023
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    Learn more Clouds in a Bag Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
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    My Path: Captain Sterling Gilliam, Director, National Naval Aviation Museum Have you ever wondered how important people get to where they are? National Naval Aviation Museum director, Captain Sterling Gilliam, shares his path in this segment brought to you by STEM in 30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qhvV0Bvz4w&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_VvN6SkGaFShkAyOcNX8Rry&index=5 Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Aircraft, Airships, Aviation, Behind the scenes, Military aviation, People

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    My Path: CDR Ray "Gator" Stromberger Commander Ray Stromberger talks about the path that led him to becoming the navigator aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DG-PcZfAWk&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_VvN6SkGaFShkAyOcNX8Rry&index=4 Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Airships, Aviation, Behind the scenes, Technology and Engineering, Military aviation

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    My Path: TOPGUN Graduate and National Air and Space Museum Director Chris Browne Learn about National Air and Space Museum Deputy Director Chris Browne's path through naval aviation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4pCkjohKz8 Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Aircraft, Airships, Aviation, Behind the scenes, Military aviation, People

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    My Path: CDR Ray Gator Stromberger Commander Ray Stromberger talks about the path that led him to becoming the navigator aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DG-PcZfAWk&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_VvN6SkGaFShkAyOcNX8Rry&index=4 Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Airships, Aviation, Behind the scenes, Technology and Engineering, Military aviation

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    Lift: Lighter Than Air Aircraft Learn about the history and dynamics of hot-air balloons. http://howthingsfly.si.edu/media/lift-lighter-air-aircraft Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Airships, Balloons, Science

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    Lighter Than Air Helium and hot–air balloons float in air, but how? Is floating a type of flying? http://howthingsfly.si.edu/sites/default/files/attachment/LighterThanAir.pdf Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Balloons, Airships, Science

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    Learn more The Eagle Aloft: Two Centuries of the Balloon in America Learn more Lighter Than Air: An Illustrated History of Balloons and Airships
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