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Conservation Treatment of Gilmore the Flying Lion: Making Decisions
May 18, 2023
AirSpace Season 7, Ep. 7: Satellite Hart
March 09, 2023
AirSpace Season 7, Ep. 6: Drops From Jupiter
February 23, 2023
A Milestone for Curiosity: 10 Years of Exploration in Gale Crater on Mars
November 18, 2022
Three Ways Satellites Help Us Understand Our Environment
August 09, 2022
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: Space Spinners
Presented Online
July 14 and 15, 2023 | 10 - 10:45 am
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The Habitability of Worlds in the Outer Solar System
Presented Online
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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Earth From Space
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
November 11, 2006 - January 07, 2007
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Space Science
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
November 01, 2004
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My Path: I Love Building Things - Joe Wilding; Co-Founder of Boom Supersonic
Joe Wilding was the co-founder of Boom Supersonic. Learn about his path; and the future of supersonic flight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdgRlBIfDD4
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
Aircraft, Aviation, Behind the scenes, Commercial aviation, People, Records and Firsts, Science, Technology and Engineering
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My Path: Brandon Jones; Aerospace Engineer
How does backpacking help you as an aerospace engineer? Find out in this edition of My Path.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66jVKXU47L0
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
Aircraft, Aviation, Behind the scenes, Commercial aviation, Drones, General aviation, People, Robotics, Science, Technology and Engineering
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My Path: From small pools to the biggest; Travis Fitzgerald
Learn how Training Officer Travis Fitzgerald went from lifeguard to engineering in a really big pool at Johnson Space Center's Neutral Buoyancy Lab.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzxsQWY8YXE
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
Behind the scenes, Human spaceflight, Life sciences, People, Science, Space, Technology and Engineering
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My Path: Pulling the Rip Chord; My path through Music (Jared Leidich)
Listen to the music of Jared Leidich; Suit Systems Lead Engineer for Alan Eustace's world record skydive. Be sure to turn up the volume.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOLop6Db-38
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
Art, Human spaceflight, Life sciences, People, Science, Technology and Engineering
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What’s New in Aerospace: Space Communication: Past; Present; and Future
Badri Younes; discusses the evolution of NASA’s communication capabilities; including the exciting future of laser communication.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtKY8cDdQNE
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20
Navigation, Science, Spacecraft, Technology and Engineering
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Look Mom; No Wings!
Do you ever dream of being able to fly? The good news is; you probably can! The bad news is that you can’t fly very high or stay up for very long
http://howthingsfly.si.edu/sites/default/files/attachment/LookMomNoWings.pdf
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Physical science, Science
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Globalizing Polar Science: Reconsidering the International Polar and Geophysical Years
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The Space Telescope: A Study of NASA, Science, Technology, and Politics
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