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Spock, Luke Skywalker, the Predator, Dr. Dana Scully. Do you have a favorite character from science fiction? Science fiction allows us to imagine what happened a long, long time ago in a galaxy far far away, or to boldly go where no one has gone before—to infinity and beyond! It also allows us to explore new frontiers in science, innovation, and society.

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

Spock, Luke Skywalker, the Predator, Dr. Dana Scully. Do you have a favorite character from science fiction? Science fiction allows us to imagine what happened a long, long time ago in a galaxy far far away, or to boldly go where no one has gone before—to infinity and beyond! It also allows us to explore new frontiers in science, innovation, and society.

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AirSpace Season 9 Episode 10: Movie Mini: Contact AirSpace Season 9, Episode 4 - Welcome to Roswell
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Three Friends Alien Adventure" When Ruth finds a box of old comic books in her attic, the three friends are inspired to write and film their own science fiction movie with aliens, robots, and space explorers. https://youtu.be/-CJ1VOSIiSk Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 Exoplanets, Science fiction, Spaceflight

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 Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Clean Up This Space" The friends are inspired while cleaning their rooms to return to their fantasy space story and imagine how their robot and alien characters could clean up space junk. https://youtu.be/k5v34wX84r8 Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2 Astronomy, Robotics, Science fiction, Technology and Engineering, Spaceflight

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 STEM in 30: Star Trek: Science Fiction to Science Fact Boldly go on a voyage with STEM in 30 as we explore the Star Trek universe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15GFVcGV3Gg Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 8 Society and Culture, Science fiction

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 Toys Inspired by the Space Shuttle Learning about spaceflight couldn’t be more fun with these Shuttle inspired toys. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/toys-inspired-by-the-space-shuttle/TgLSR0orEGXRJA Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3 Science fiction

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 Air and Space Live Chat: UFOs Fact vs. Fiction In 1947, a weather balloon crashed in Roswell, New Mexico, setting off decades of debate about aliens and UFO's. Join us to learn more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEP5TenLpdE Science, Society and Culture, Science fiction, Spaceflight

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 Air and Space Live Chat: Teaching with Science Fiction: A Conversation with Andy Weir Join us for a virtual conversation with Andy Weir, author of The Martian, as he talks about his new book, Project Hail Mary, and the science fiction writing process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ9gRx4fdIA Science fiction, Spaceflight

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