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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Aircraft, Science