From videos to ready-to implement classroom activities, we’re here to help you get your learners excited about air and space.

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Air and Space Live Chat: Artemis with Randy "Komrade" Bresnik In this edition NASA Astronaut Randy Komarade Bresnik discusses the Artemis program which will land the first woman and next man on the Moon, and takes viewer questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp7TuIA-pas Human spaceflight

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STEM in 30: Ask an Astronaut with Randy "Komrade" Bresnik and Paolo Nespoli NASA astronaut Randy “Komrade” Bresnik and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli join STEM in 30 to talk about their recent six-month stay on the International Space Station (ISS). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcuQbAL6r1k Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Space stations, Human spaceflight, Spaceflight

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STEM in 30: Meet Orion and SLS, America’s Next Great Spacecraft STEM in 30 looks at the Orion, a spacecraft built to take humans farther than they have ever gone before. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOwBxgrize0 Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 6 Human spaceflight, Spacecraft, Spaceflight

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STEM in 30: Live Downlink with the International Space Station & Astronaut Randy "Komrade" Bresnik Watch the live downlink with the International Space Station. Students from around the country got to ask questions live to NASA astronaut Randy “Komrade” Bresnik. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_biLyU1Ik0w Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Space stations, Human spaceflight

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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Pluto’s Secret" In this special author session, Margaret Weitekamp reads the book, Pluto’s Secret: An Icy World’s Tale of Discovery https://youtu.be/0bKXCaD4toc Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 Dwarf planets, People, Science, Small solar system bodies, Solar System

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Flights of Fancy Story Time: The Stuff Between the Stars" Author Sandra Nickel and Illustrator Aimee Sicurro discuss and read their book The Stuff Between the Stars: How Vera Rubin Discovered Most of the Universe https://youtu.be/a2fNUe5zD4w Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 Art, Astronomy, People, Women

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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Building Our Home Among the Stars" This story follows the Three Friends as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of the International Space Station and build their own space station. https://youtu.be/0G7okZ4F-C4 Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 Astronomy, Human spaceflight, Science, Space stations, Spaceflight

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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Halloween Edition" Gather your little ones for a special Halloween-themed story time with the National Air and Space Museum. Museum educator Ann Caspari reads an original story and leads us in a craft. https://youtu.be/Q-NXtwox4uo Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2 Life sciences, Science

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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Family of the Sun" Family of the Sun, which tells the story of the planets in our solar system. After the story, do a craft to make a solar system playset. https://youtu.be/HuOJNeYG6jk Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 Astronomy, Aviation, Solar System, Uncrewed spaceflight, Spaceflight

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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Mo the Mars Man" This story celebrates the upcoming landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars. https://youtu.be/tfZBkK5Y8ps Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 Science, Solar System, Spacecraft, Technology and Engineering, Spaceflight

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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Clean Up This Space" The friends are inspired while cleaning their rooms to return to their fantasy space story and imagine how their robot and alien characters could clean up space junk. https://youtu.be/k5v34wX84r8 Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2 Astronomy, Robotics, Science fiction, Technology and Engineering, Spaceflight

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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets" The solar system has smaller objects like asteroids, meteors and comets that make a big impact. In this story we learn more about these small but interesting objects. https://youtu.be/r5h32sapkTM Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 Astronomy, Science, Spaceflight

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