From videos to ready-to implement classroom activities, we’re here to help you get your learners excited about air and space.
Find out about the careers involved in conserving and displaying the nation’s important air and space related objects, including the Mercury Freedom 7 capsule.
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Nikhil Goel from Uber Elevate and Dr. Roger Connor, curator in the aeronautics department at the National Air and Space Museum. Learn all about how you might get from place to place in the future.
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Learn about how we will be keeping the skies safe as more and more aircraft are added to the skies.
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Learn about careers in the aviation industry, how you can get involved and the skills the aviation industry is looking for in future engineers, pilots, and technicians.
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Get an inside look at a crewed launch from space history curator Jennifer Levasseur, retired NASA flight director Wayne Hale and astronaut Alvin Drew.
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NASA engineers Kobie Boykins and Christina Hernández and Museum curator Matthew Shindell as they talk about NASA’s latest Mars rover, Perseverance.
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Dr. Sukrit Ranjan talks about detecting phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus an what this might mean.
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Speed. Agility. Precision. The Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows are one of the world’s premier aerobatic display teams.
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In celebration of Ada Lovelace Day, an international event recognizing the achievements of women in STEM.
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NASA Astronaut Col. Fred Gregory and Dr. Michael Nickens from George Mason University discuss the integral role music plays here on Earth and beyond.
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Learn about Astronauts Anne McClain and Nick Hague’s time living and working in space, their spacewalks, and their time together on the ISS.
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The National History Day them this year is Breaking Barriers in History. The National Air and Space Museum curators answer some of your questions.
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