My Path: Take What You are Passionate About and Turn it Into a Career Celena Dopart
Celena Dopart is a human systems factors engineer. Learn about her path into engineering; and what inspires her.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nArOJQI9EFI
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
Human spaceflight, People, Behind the scenes, Spaceflight, Technology and Engineering, Spacecraft, Women
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My Path: From Hockey Player to Mars Rover Engineer: Kobie Boykins
Kobie Boykins went from being a Division 1 hockey player to working on Mars rovers. Learn about his path to the red planet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8m-C2mOlUY
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
African American or Black people, Behind the scenes, People, Robotics, Science, Technology and Engineering
Student
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My Path: The Best of My Path
While filming STEM in 30 we have had the chance to meet some incredible people with amazing careers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63U5_uUEV_I
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Behind the scenes, People, Society and Culture
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What’s New in Aerospace: What’s Next in the the Search for Habitable Planets (Matt Shindell)
A researcher from NASA Ames shares his work to develop new direct imaging technologies to study exoplanets in greater detail and discover habitable worlds outside of our solar system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpwOfryBdFM
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 5, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20
Exoplanets
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My Path: Gene Kranz - Failure is Not An Option
Failure is not an option. is a famous quote from the movie Apollo 13. Learn what Gene Kranz thinks about failure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-O6TBwoL9k
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
Apollo program, Behind the scenes, Human spaceflight, Mercury program, Moon (Earth), People, Rockets, Space stations, Technology and Engineering
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My Path: From TOPGUN to Space: Aviator and Astronaut Robert Curbeam
Before becoming an astronaut Robert Curbeam was a naval aviator. Learn about his path here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkaKCvP72kw
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
African American or Black people, Aircraft, Aviation, Behind the scenes, Human spaceflight, Military aviation, Science, People
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What’s New in Aerospace: Astronaut Shane Kimbrough Talks About His Recent Trip to Space
Learn about the incredible career of NASA astronaut R. Shane Kimbrough. A West Point graduate, he served as an Army aviator and joined NASA in 2004.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jMVif3878w&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_VXNkogi0tjpQlEZgkGRrrV&index=26
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20
Human spaceflight, Military aviation
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My Path: Walter Watson - Flying on SR-71 Blackbird
Walter Watson was the first and only African-American to qualify as a crewmember in the SR-71. Hear from this amazing aviator.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4Y1nl4K6Y0
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
African American or Black people, Aircraft, Aviation, Behind the scenes, Military aviation, People, Reconnaissance, Records and Firsts, Technology and Engineering
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My Path: If You Like Creepy Crawlies I Want to Meet You (Hartmut Doebel)
Hartmut Doebel is an Assistant Professor of Biology at The George Washington University. His students have bee hives on the roof of the campus in downtown Washington; DC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UFTU8nZJY4
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
Behind the scenes, Life sciences, People, Science
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My Path: Aaron Parness JPL Engineer
Aaron Parness leads the Extreme Environment Robots Group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Learn how Aaron went from ski bum to building robots for JPL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifBFDeFGczI
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Behind the scenes, People, Robotics, Science, Spacecraft, Technology and Engineering
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My Path: Carla Dove Project Manager at Feather Lab
Carla Dove is the program manager at the Feather Identification Lab at the Smithsonian. Learn how she deciphered the mystery of an airplane striking a deer - at 1500 feet in the air.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw3m9rKOfM4
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Behind the scenes, Life sciences, People, Science, Technology and Engineering, Women
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My Path: ISS Astronaut Paolo Nespoli on the Power of Teamwork and Failure
Watch Astronaut Paolo Nespoli talk about his childhood heroes, the power of teamwork, and his positive outlook on failing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyUDk8friR0
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
Behind the scenes, People, Space stations, Spaceflight