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What’s New in Aerospace: Spying From the Edge of Space: Colonel Buz Carpenter and the SR–71 Blackbird Join us for a conversation with Col. Carpenter about flying this legendary aircraft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk_xV6bb6MU&feature=youtu.be Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 4, Grades 17-20, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grade 12, Grade 10, Grade 11 Aircraft, Interwar aviation, Reconnaissance, Technology and Engineering

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 What’s New in Aerospace: NASA’s X–57: Learn How Electric is the Shape of Things to Come (Nick Borer) NASA’s Nicholas Borer talks about the X–57 “Maxwell,” an all–electric experimental aircraft. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FYn6O5t1L4 Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grades 17-20, Grades 15-16, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9 Commercial aviation, Aviation, Technology and Engineering

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 What’s New in Aerospace: The Story Behind the Space Shuttle Columbia Recovery Mission (Bringing Columbia home) Mike Leinbach will share his first–hand account of how agencies worked together to bring Columbia home and search for answers. https://youtu.be/VW-ZOv-UaLs Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 6, Grade 7 Human spaceflight, Space Shuttle program

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 What’s New in Aerospace: How Geckos Helped JPL Make Some Really Cool Robotics JPL staff members have been working on robotics that are able to climb just like these sticky–footed lizards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck29P4erDdU Grade 6, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3 Robotics, Technology and Engineering

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 What’s New in Aerospace: Space Station Science (Kjell Lindgren) NASA Astronaut Kjell Lindgren discusses what’s new in research on the orbiting laboratory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtLZxxsbnXc Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3 Human spaceflight, Space stations, Science

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 What’s New in Aerospace: Alan Eustace Looks Back at His Record–Breaking Freefall In 2014, engineer and stratospheric explorer Alan Eustace ascended via balloon to the stratosphere and then took a freefall plunge of more than 135,000 feet. https://youtu.be/u34XybTD7WU Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 10, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 3, Grade 4 Physical science, Sports aviation, Technology and Engineering

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 What’s New in Aerospace: NASA Astronauts Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei Astronauts Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei talk about their recent mission on the International Space Station. https://www.facebook.com/airandspace/videos/10155373791672797/ Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4 Asian American or Asian people, Human spaceflight, Space stations

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 My Path: Every Team is Better with Diverse Viewpoints Andrea Putteet Sometimes when you are working as a team; you can perform miracles. Andrea Putteet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMsgUJ08UPc Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Aircraft, Commercial aviation, Behind the scenes, General aviation, People, Technology and Engineering, Women

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 My Path: Space Sushi with JAXA Astronaut Soichi Noguchi JAXA Astronaut Soichi Noguchi was the first person to make sushi in space. Hear about this and what it is like to be a member of an international crew orbiting 250 miles above the earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwOoIxrNN70 Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Asian American or Asian people, Behind the scenes, Human spaceflight, Life sciences, People, Records and Firsts, Science, Space stations, Spacecraft, Technology and Engineering

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 What’s New in Aerospace: From Hurricanes to Your Street Corner: Photography from Space (Jim David) So what exactly can be be captured from space and how is satellite imagery being used today? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-hjlJ4z_w4 Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grades 17-20, Grades 15-16, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7 Satellites

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 What’s New in Aerospace: Astronaut Calls Space Experience A Burrito of Awesomeness Smothered in Awesome Sauce (Jack Fischer) Watch the video to hear what Fischer’s descriptions about his journey to space. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5b7D4Wp6mM Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3 Human spaceflight

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 What’s New in Aerospace: Leading Kepler Scientist: I Didn’t Plan on Being a Scientist (Natalie Batalha) Batalha is an astrophysicist at NASA Ames Research Center and the project scientist for NASA’s Kepler Mission. Hear about what she is working on and how she got to where she is today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu78fL2iKds&feature=youtu.be Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20, Grade 12, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 11 Exoplanets

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