Space: the final frontier. For thousands of years humans have looked to the stars and wondered what might be up there. In 1961, the first human entered space, and by 1969 we had set foot on the Moon. Today, research and exploration in space continues.
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Star Wars X-wing: From Screen-Used Prop to Museum Artifact
September 30, 2022
Spaceflight and the Art of Vargas-Suarez Universal
September 28, 2022
What was the Gemini Program?
September 22, 2022
What was the Mercury Program?
September 22, 2022
Role Model
September 21, 2022
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Venus Rediscovered: An Astrobiological or Astrophysical Frontier?
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Vice Adm. Donald D. Engen Flight Jacket Night
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
November 3, 2022 | 8 pm ET
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Women in Aviation and Space History
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November 03, 2000
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Raytheon Technologies Living in the Space Age
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
December 31, 2025 - December 31, 2037
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Flights of Fancy Craft Time: Space Laser Activity
Upcycle materials from your home to make a play space laser and zap space junk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlQBi1JSTL8&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_UqnikM_517xQnqrkN8IBor&index=2
Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2
Science, Science fiction, Space, Commercial aviation
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Flights of Fancy Craft Time: Build Your Own Model Space Station
Join museum educator Ann Caspari as she demonstrates how to create a mini space station from recyclec materials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUzpFN94siA&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_UqnikM_517xQnqrkN8IBor&index=11
Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2
Human spaceflight, Science, Space, Space stations
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Flights of Fancy Craft Time: Make a Planet Game
Upcycle jar lids into a fun game to explore the planets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_43cr_oSsw&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_UqnikM_517xQnqrkN8IBor&index=15
Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2
Solar System, Space, Science
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Flights of Fancy Craft Time: Use Recycled Paper to Make a Model Earth
Use newspaper and paint to create a model of planet Earth that you can play with
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_cuIoqQG6k&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_UqnikM_517xQnqrkN8IBor&index=7
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Astronomy, Solar System, Space
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: The Day the Earth Stopped Spinning
This story is about the orbiting and revolving Earth.
https://youtu.be/ABY6SD0FMMg
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Astronomy, Solar System, Space, Science
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: Building Our Home Among the Stars
This story follows the Three Friends as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of the International Space Station and build their own space station.
https://youtu.be/0G7okZ4F-C4
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Astronomy, Human spaceflight, Science, Space, Space stations
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Spaceflight in the Shuttle Era and Beyond: Redefining Humanity's Purpose in Space
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The Hubble Cosmos: 25 Years of New Vistas in Space
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