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✕ Apollo Program
How do you put on an Apollo spacesuit? So how do you put on a spacesuit? Very carefully! Even in the case of custom–made suits from the Apollo era. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/how-do-you-put-on-an-apollo-spacesuit/UAKy3xYAFqCmLg Grades 17-20, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grades 15-16 Interwar aviation, Apollo program

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 Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 Extravehicular Gloves and Visor These three components of Armstrong’s A7–L spacesuit are a small portion of what hundreds of millions of people saw on the television broadcast of his first steps on the lunar surface. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/neil-armstrong-s-apollo-11-extravehicular-gloves-and-visor/hAIiXJu5vtFaJw Grades 17-20, Grades 15-16, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3 Apollo program

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 Duct Tape and Repairs on the Moon When most people think of emergency fixes in space, the first incident that comes to mind is the famous Apollo 13 mission. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/duct-tape-auto-repair-on-the-moon/TAKiiIF5ZyTBLg Grades 17-20, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grades 15-16 Apollo program, Moon (Earth), Human spaceflight

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 Apollo Inflight Exerciser The American Space Program was experimenting with fitness in Space when a variable resistance rope friction device which was originally designed to lower people from a burning building. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/apollo-inflight-exerciser/ZwISdNvLqO7-Kw Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 17-20, Grades 15-16 Life sciences, Apollo program, Spaceflight

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 Collection: Eyewitness to Space In March 1962, Administrator of NASA James Webb suggested that artists be enlisted to document the historic effort to send the first human beings to the Moon. https://airandspace.si.edu/collections/eyewitness-to-space Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grades 17-20, Grades 15-16, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 10 Apollo program, Spacecraft

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 Collection: Human Spaceflight The Human Spaceflight collection spans decades of achievements from the first U.S. manned Mercury missions through Apollo, the Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station. https://airandspace.si.edu/collections/human-spaceflight Grade 1, Grade 2, 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 Apollo program, Spacecraft

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 Apollo 50 Blog Series Twenty five blogs that celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo program https://airandspace.si.edu/apollo-50-series Grade 6, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 7, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20 Spacecraft, Apollo program, Spaceflight

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 What’s New in Aerospace: Apollo Moon Rocks During Apollo 15 astronauts James Irwin and Dave Scott found a rock on the Moon that became known as the Genesis Rock. https://youtu.be/YC3dyoOHc7Y Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5 Astronomy, Apollo program, Moon (Earth)

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 What’s New in Aerospace: Eyewitness to Space: Art and the Apollo Program Eyewitness to Space: Art and the Apollo Program Art and science sound like a strange mix. https://www.facebook.com/airandspace/videos/615074549016940/ Grade 3, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20, Grades 13-14, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 7, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 6, Grade 8 Astronomy, Spaceflight

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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: Reflections on Apollo: Astronaut Michael Collins and Director of the National Air and Space Museum Apollo 11 Astronaut reflects on his career path from pilot to astronaut, to director of the National Air and Space Museum, and how important the museum is to the legacy of Apollo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYWYU-3FZFE Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Behind the scenes, Apollo program, Human spaceflight, People, Science, Spacecraft

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 My Path: Gene Kranz on Failure Failure is an ingredient in Life. Gene Kranz looks back at the Apollo program, discussing the biggest failures and how they learned from them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwJfIh4Fwmk Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Apollo program, Behind the scenes, Human spaceflight, People, Spacecraft

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