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    AirSpace Season 7, Episode 12: It's a Barbie World and We’re All Living In It May 24, 2023 Meet the Crew of Artemis II April 03, 2023 Katharine Wright: The Wright Sister March 31, 2023 Three Women in Aviation You May Not Have Heard Of March 29, 2023 Short Stories from Newly Digitized Women’s Archival Collections March 14, 2023
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    Learn more Women in Aviation and Space History Presented Online November 03, 2000 Learn more Women and Flight National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC May 01 - September 01, 1997
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    My Path: Go out there and tell them what you want - Darian Jenkins; Professional Soccer Player Get out there and tell people what you want is great advice from professional soccer player Darian Jenkins. Learn more about her story here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCc1XQlOQGI Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 African American or Black people, Behind the scenes, People, Women

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         My Path: Have confidence and go for it - Megan Oyster; Professional Soccer Player Learn how professional soccer player Megan Oyster got to where she is in this edition of My Path. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7DyUxn-hxM Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Behind the scenes, People, Women

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         My Path: Engineer at Wing; Shirley Kozler Learn how Sally Ride inspired engineer Shirley Kozler who now works for Wing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be0niq2_Pfo Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Aircraft, Behind the scenes, Commercial aviation, Drones, Women, Technology and Engineering, People

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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: Margot Lee Shetterly; Author of Hidden Figures From paper route to award winning author! Learn about Margot Lee Shetterly's path to publishing Hidden Figures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRghIrJUYTk Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 African American or Black people, Human spaceflight, People, Behind the scenes, Society and Culture, Space, Women

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         My Path: From Intern to Astrophysicist; Dr. Kelly Korreck Solar Physicist Dr. Kelly Korreck tells the story of her career from a young University of Michigan undergraduate student to being a Solar Physicist for the NASA Parker Solar Probe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9dg3HU7hs0 Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Astronomy, Behind the scenes, People, Satellites, Space, Stars, Sun, Technology and Engineering, Telescopes, Women

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    Learn more Gatchina Days: Reminiscences of a Russian Pilot Learn more Right Stuff, Wrong Sex: America's First Women in Space Program
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