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    Saving Skylab May 12, 2023 Why Is a Canadian Going to the Moon on Artemis II? April 24, 2023 Three Hala Sentry System Artifacts Will Be on Display in Living in the Space Age April 13, 2023 Milestones of Flight March 22, 2023 Short Stories from Newly Digitized Women’s Archival Collections March 14, 2023
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    Astronomy Careers: More Than Meets the Eye Presented Online
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    3.2.1. Lift Off! Rocketry You Can Do Presented Online
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    Venus Rediscovered: An Astrobiological or Astrophysical Frontier? Presented Online
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    Events See all Events Learn more Space Policy and History Forum: The History and Future of US-India Cooperation in Space DC Metro Area
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    Learn more Women in Aviation and Space History Presented Online November 03, 2000 Learn more Raytheon Technologies Living in the Space Age National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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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: Basketball in Space; Astronaut Mark Vande Hei Ever wondered how you could be a astronaut? Watch Mark Vande Hei talk about his path to becoming a NASA astronaut! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPla0F9R29c Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Behind the scenes, Human spaceflight, People, Space, Space stations, Spacecraft, Technology and Engineering

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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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    My Path: Inspired by Science Fiction and Apollo; Astronaut John Grunsfeld Astronaut John Grunsfeld shares advice on chasing your dreams and working hard to make them come true. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3_ilCdulAQ Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Apollo program, Behind the scenes, Human spaceflight, People, Space, Space stations

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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: Before He Was an Astronaut; Victor Glover Was Stocking Shelves at 7/Eleven Look for challenges says Victor Glover. Today he's an astronaut; engineer and pilot; but his early days in the working world started with some very common jobs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1F4YPJc1qc Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Human spaceflight, People, Space, Technology and Engineering

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    Learn more Spaceflight in the Shuttle Era and Beyond: Redefining Humanity's Purpose in Space Learn more The Hubble Cosmos: 25 Years of New Vistas in Space
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