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What’s New in Aerospace: Milestones: Inside Stories Join us for a lively conversation with curators and Museum staff on the ups and downs of this exhibition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWl97NbYwWA&feature=youtu.be Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20 Behind the scenes

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 Air and Space Live Chat: Pilot Panel with Shaesta Waiz and U2 Pilot Maj. Kristofer Duckett Interested in becoming a pilot? This discussion features pilots Shaesta Waiz and Maj. Kristofer W. Duckett sharing their journeys and achievements. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMG6CH97niE Aviation, Records and Firsts, Reconnaissance, Women

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 What’s New in Aerospace: Countdown to Launch Representatives from NASA’s Launch Services discuss the mission flow up to launch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1Xg2OEimAM&feature=youtu.be Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20 Satellites, Spacecraft, Uncrewed spaceflight

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 cWhat’s New in Aerospace: Bringing an Object to Life This program will tell the story of the inLook at how Museum conservator, Lisa Young examined and prepared the object for display using microscopic examination of the materials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGnpXSUBI1M&t=994s Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20 Behind the scenes, Physical science, People, Women

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 What’s New in Aerospace: Meet Astronaut Reid Wiseman @Astro_Reid During his 165 days in space, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman took all of us back on Earth along for the journey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEwC1SWJP6k Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20 Human spaceflight, Space stations

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 What’s New in Aerospace: Tools of the EVA Trade This presentation looks at the past, present, and future of EVA (extra–vehicular activity) tools. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRsi8a6u3xo&t=170s Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20 Space stations, Technology and Engineering

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 Air and Space Live Chat: World War II and Victory in Europe: STEM in 30 Mission Debrief Jeremy Kinney, from the National Air and Space Museum as well as Seth Paridon and Kate Fitzgerald from the National World War II Museum in New Orleans discuss World War II and Victory in Europe! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZXPG1NldXM World War II

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 Air and Space Live Chat: Spacesuits Featuring Astronaut Anne McClain Join NASA Astronaut Anne McClain, National Air and Space Museum spacesuit curator Dr. Cathleen Lewis, and conservator Lisa Young in this discussion about spacesuits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xlUwD0tuec Human spaceflight, Apollo program, Life sciences

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 Air and Space Live Chat: Pioneering Women in Space In this Live Chat, host Beth Wilson talks with astronaut Mary Cleave and Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks, the author and illustrator of the graphic novel Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBKKHbIRXJU Women

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 Air and Space Live Chat: The Wright Brothers In 1903 the Wright brothers developed and flew the first successful airplane. This chat features Tom Crouch, Wright brothers historian, and Keith Yourg, a relative of Orville and Wilbur Wright. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2tetlX7v6U Aviation, Records and Firsts, Early flight

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 Air and Space Live Chat: American’s First Spacewalk In this edition museum curator Jennifer Levasseur, NASA chief historian Bill Barry, and astronaut Michael López-Alegría discuss the first American spacewalk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axG4DXFlBIY Records and Firsts, Human spaceflight, Spaceflight

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 Science In Your Airplane Seat Why are airplane wings shaped the way they are? What can pretzels tell you about flying? Instead of catching a nap or flipping through the in-flight magazine, do some experiments next time you fly. http://howthingsfly.si.edu/sites/default/files/attachment/ScienceinyourAirplaneSeat.pdf Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Aircraft, Science

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