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    • Many are familiar with Apollo 11, the mission that landed humans on the Moon for the first time, but there were 14 missions total during the Apollo Program (1961-1972).
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    History of Space Food A very short history of how people eat and what they eat in space. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kivw3nnSt_8 Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Apollo program, Human spaceflight, Life sciences, Mercury program, People, Science, Spaceflight

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         What’s New in Aerospace: Pete Conrad and Apollo 12: "If you can’t be good, be colorful." Join Museum curator Dr. Teasel Muir–Harmony and Nancy Conrad, wife of Apollo 12 commander Pete Conrad and founder of the Conrad Foundation for a conversation about Apollo 12. https://youtu.be/_g3iXZl-Sao Grade 6, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grades 17-20, Grades 15-16, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 11 Apollo program

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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 stations

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         Astronaut Training, Moon Mission This family activity trains you on how to pick up samples of Moon rocks like the Apollo astronauts. https://s.si.edu/MoonMissionAstronautTraining Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2 Apollo program, Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth)

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         What’s New in Aerospace: Pete Conrad and Apollo 12: If you can’t be good; be colorful. Join Museum curator Dr. Teasel Muir–Harmony and Nancy Conrad; wife of Apollo 12 commander Pete Conrad and founder of the Conrad Foundation for a conversation about Apollo 12. https://youtu.be/_g3iXZl-Sao Grade 6, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grades 17-20, Grades 15-16, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 11 Apollo program

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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, Spaceflight, Space stations

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