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What’s New in Aerospace: Sewing Machines, Balloons, and Rocket Fuel Ian Clark, from JPL, provides historical context for the development of technologies and talks about the need for improvements as Mars missions move to larger and larger payloads. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyxJQBe7h_M&feature=youtu.be Grade 6, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 7, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20 Commercial spaceflight, Human spaceflight, Rockets, Spacecraft, Technology and Engineering

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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: "Mission to Mars" We return to our three friends as they imagine what it would be like to plan a trip, build a rocket, and travel on a mission to Mars. https://youtu.be/bNfrt_SumRY Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 Human spaceflight, Rockets, Science, Solar System, Spaceflight

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What’s New in Aerospace: Sewing Machines; Balloons; and Rocket Fuel Ian Clark; from JPL; provides historical context for the development of technologies and talks about the need for improvements as Mars missions move to larger and larger payloads. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyxJQBe7h_M&feature=youtu.be Grade 6, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 7, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20 Commercial spaceflight, Human spaceflight, Rockets, Spacecraft, Technology and Engineering

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STEM in 30: Mars Rovers In this episode of STEM in 30, we explore the construction of the Mars rovers as well as the science that is being done 140 million miles away on the Red Planet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o4QdvorzQs&t=6s Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Spacecraft, Solar System, Spaceflight

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STEM in 30: The Women Paving the Way to Mars Meet the women who are helping pave the way to Mars, and Astronaut Abby, a college student who has set her sights on becoming an astronaut and the first person to step on the planet Mars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hICKTEu2Ig0 Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Human spaceflight, Women, Spaceflight

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Air and Space Live Chat: Exploring Mars with Astronaut Abby Mars is getting a new resident! Mars rover Perseverance will land on the Red Planet this month. Celebrate the landing with a live chat all about Mars, featuring Abigail Harrison, aka Astronaut Abby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTv-V2zhsUo&feature=youtu.be Technology and Engineering, Uncrewed spaceflight, Spaceflight

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What’s New in Aerospace: Emirates Mars Mission Hope Probe In celebration of Ada Lovelace Day, an international event recognizing the achievements of women in STEM. https://youtu.be/WlkN7GAxTBU Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 5, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20 People, Spacecraft, Technology and Engineering, Women

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What’s New in Aerospace: Mars Perseverance Live Chat Join National Air and Space Museum scientists as they answered questions about Perseverance’s landing on Mars. https://youtu.be/Rm6Wx5Zfr6E Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 6, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20, Grade 4 Robotics, Spacecraft, Technology and Engineering, Uncrewed spaceflight

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What’s New in Aerospace: Mars Exploration and the launch of Perseverance NASA engineers Kobie Boykins and Christina Hernández and Museum curator Matthew Shindell as they talk about NASA’s latest Mars rover, Perseverance. https://youtu.be/QShLAqIrJ9Y Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 4, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grades 17-20, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grade 11, Grade 12 Robotics, Spacecraft

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What’s New in Aerospace: Countdown to Insight: Landing on Mars (Mission to Mars) Just before this historic landing join experts from NASA to discuss Insight’s landing, and the science that will go on after touchdown. https://www.facebook.com/airandspace/videos/272248590100260/ Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 3, Grade 7, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grades 17-20, Grades 15-16, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 8 Science, Technology and Engineering, Spacecraft, Uncrewed spaceflight

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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

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