My Path: Through the Eye of the Storm: A Hurricane Hunter (First Lt. Garrett Black)
Do you have what it takes to fly through the eye of a massive hurricane? Find out by learning about First Lt. Garrett Black, a member of the USAF 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp7HPzBBaDY
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Aviation, Behind the scenes, Physical science, People, Science, Technology and Engineering, Military aviation
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My Path: How This Scientist Went From Working at Target to Becoming One of NASA's Leading Engineers (Julie Kramer White)
Hear about the path Julie took to get to NASA and what advice she has for students trying to figure out what profession they should pursue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQFxGV75aY4
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Aviation, Human spaceflight, People, Science, Technology and Engineering, Women
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My Path: Astronaut Advice: Pick Up a Book and Read! (Kjell Lindgren)
Spending time reading really opens doors, says Astronaut Kjell Lindgren. Hear Lindgren talk about the importance of reading, his education and who is his inspiration in this episode of My Path.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYxqDDrg9wM
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Human spaceflight, Life sciences, People, Technology and Engineering, Science, Asian American or Asian people
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My Path: World Record Skydive Suit Engineer Jared Leidich
Jared Leidich talks about what big, important projects take -- teamwork, communication and failure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h51wi66RjvM
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Behind the scenes, Commercial spaceflight, Human spaceflight, Life sciences, People, Science, Technology and Engineering
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My Path: Astronaut Anne McClain Asks Everyone to Tell a Teacher 'Thank You'
Astronaut Anne McClain says my heroes are absolutely teachers. Find out what else Anne has to say about teachers as well as her advice to middle school students.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WItSSOPHjAw
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Aircraft, Aviation, Human spaceflight, Military aviation, People, Spaceflight, Women
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My Path: Astronaut Recalls Ditching School to Visit the National Air and Space Museum (Alvin Drew)
Hear Astronaut Alvin Drew talk about his early memories of the National Air and Space Museum and his career advice to young students.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAwV0FAm8Zg
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Aviation, People, Human spaceflight, Spaceflight
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My Path: Astronaut Advice from Record-Setter Peggy Whitson
Find your passion, says veteran Astronaut Peggy Whitson. The Iowa native holds the record for time in space by an American. Learn all about Whitson in this episode of My Path.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqkaIUfRw5s
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Aviation, People, Women, Science, Spaceflight
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My Path: Astronaut Anna Fisher Explains Why Getting Rejected from Medical School Paid Off
Astronaut Anna Fisher did not initially get accepted into medical school, but it turned out that the rejection put her on a path to becoming an astronaut.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9Gnq8mEY2U
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Aviation, Human spaceflight, People, Women, Spaceflight
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My Path: What Life Lessons this Astronaut Learned from Playing College Baseball (Shane Kimbrough)
Astronaut Shane Kimbrough reflects on lessons learned on the athletic field & working in space.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxzUETzT9iw
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Aviation, Human spaceflight, People, Spaceflight
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Air and Space Live Chat: Pilot Tammie Jo Shults on Facing Challenges
In this episode, Tammie Jo Shults and curator Dorothy Cochrane discuss the history of women pilots and the challenges they faced, and what kind of training it takes to have nerves of steel.
https://youtu.be/3kajnxQpGh8
Aviation, Women
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Air and Space Live Chat: Explore the Solar System with the Smithsonian
During this episode join planetary scientists from the museum to learn more about their research on Mars and the icy moons of our solar system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eyh-ulQxQ2A
Solar System, Spaceflight
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Air and Space Live Chat: Space Junk
Join Moriba Jah, an aerospace engineer with a specialty in space object detection, tracking, identification, and characterization to learn more about space junk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHGr9rUPQf4
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