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    The Shuttle Astronauts Tell All September 20, 2023 Guy Bluford: First African American in Space August 30, 2023 The First Space Stations August 15, 2023 Preserving Launch Infrastructure July 05, 2023 The Caretaker June 17, 2023
    Events See all Events Learn more Vice Adm. Donald D. Engen Flight Jacket Night Presented Online
    Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
    November 9, 2023 | 8 pm ET
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    Learn more RTX Living in the Space Age National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC Learn more Moving Beyond Earth National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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    America’s First Space Walking Woman On October 11; 1984; a female American astronaut stepped outside her spacecraft for the first time. Kathryn D. “Kathy” Sullivan had work to do in the payload bay of the Space Shuttle Challenger; https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/america’s-first-spacewalking-woman-kathryn-d-sullivan Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20 Human spaceflight, Space Shuttle program, Women

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    Space Shuttle Discovery (Theme/Exhibit) Celebrating 34 years of Discovery https://artsandculture.google.com/project/space-shuttle-discovery Grade 10, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grade 11, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grades 17-20, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3 Human spaceflight, Space Shuttle program

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    Women of Discovery Women spearheaded breakthrough scientific missions and helped shape the Space Shuttle era. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/women-of-discovery/DgLSw_UPpFgTKg Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grades 17-20, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3 Human spaceflight, Space Shuttle program, Women

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    Space Shuttle Tools and Equipment Take a closer look at the tools used aboard the Space Shuttle. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/space-shuttle-tools-and-equipment/wQLC9egYD3LKJw Grades 15-16, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grades 17-20, Grade 10, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 3, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Human spaceflight, Space Shuttle program, Technology and Engineering

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    Spaceflight and Surviving Shark Attacks Notebook? Check. Space snacks? Check. Shark repellent? Check https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/spaceflight-and-surviving-shark-attacks/tQJyvQze8kTELw Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 3, Grade 9, Grade 4, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20 Human spaceflight, Technology and Engineering, Space Shuttle program, Space

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    Immersive Tour of Space Shuttle Discovery Take a walk around the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s Space Hangar to get an inside–look at the most accomplished Space Shuttle. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/immersive-tour-of-space-shuttle-discovery/wwKCiqu1NS-kLQ Grade 10, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grades 17-20, Grade 9, Grade 3, Grades 15-16 Human spaceflight, Space Shuttle program

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    Publications See all Publications
    Learn more Spaceflight in the Shuttle Era and Beyond: Redefining Humanity's Purpose in Space Learn more Discovery: Champion of the Space Shuttle Fleet
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