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Ten Objects that Transformed the World These artifacts made headlines in their day and helped transform our world and make our planet smaller and our universe even larger. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/ten-objects-that-transformed-the-world/aALiI5kla3_sJg Grades 15-16, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grades 17-20 Technology and Engineering

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The Armstrong Purse: Flown Apollo 11 Lunar Artifacts The bag itself was immediately recognizable in that the ALSJ long has had a page devoted to what the astronauts referred to as a McDivitt Purse. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-armstrong-purse-flown-apollo-11-lunar-artifacts/TgJCvnxpbdlrKQ Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 17-20, Grades 15-16 Apollo program, Human spaceflight

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The SR–71: The Fastest Jet Aircraft in the World How the Lockheed SR–71 Blackbird’s design helped pilots go higher and further than ever before. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-fastest-jet-aircraft-in-the-world/RAIyfPwMMyO-IQ Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20, Grade 3 Cold War, Aircraft, Military aviation, Technology and Engineering

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The Hubble Space Telescope: From Rocky Start to Rockstar The Hubble Space Telescope has provided us with remarkable insights into our universe, but its start was anything but smooth. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-hubble-space-telescope-from-rocky-start-to-rockstar/agJyP6qXtlF_Lg Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grade 10, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3, Grades 17-20, Grade 9 Telescopes

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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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How John Glenn Suited Up for Space When astronaut John Glenn made history as the first American in orbit, his custom spacesuit helped him make the journey. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/how-john-glenn-suited-up-for-space/PgICWTw7NkaLKw Grades 17-20, Grades 15-16, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3, Grade 6 Behind the scenes, Mercury program, Human spaceflight

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Immersive Tour of Space Shuttle Discovery Take a walk around the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s Space Hangar to get an inside–look at the most accomplished Space Shuttle. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/immersive-tour-of-space-shuttle-discovery/wwKCiqu1NS-kLQ Grade 10, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grades 17-20, Grade 9, Grade 3, Grades 15-16 Human spaceflight, Space Shuttle program

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Nancy Grace Roman Mother of Hubble The scientists who opened the skies to humanity without ever leaving the ground. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/nancy-grace-roman-mother-of-hubble/BQJip-zUKGlyJA Grades 17-20, Grades 15-16, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3, Grades 13-14 Telescopes, Women

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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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Space Shuttle Discovery Comes Home Space Shuttle Discovery makes one final trip to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum April 2012 https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/space-shuttle-discovery-comes-home/PALCejs-EDOHJA Grades 17-20, Grades 15-16, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 4, Grade 3 Human spaceflight, Space Shuttle program

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Behind the Scenes: Light Fields of Discovery Google Arts & Culture and The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum worked with the team behind Light Fields. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/behind-the-scenes-light-fields-of-discovery/PwLSxNfLzdWxLA Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grade 12, Grades 17-20, Grade 6, Grade 4, Grade 11 Human spaceflight, Spacecraft

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Charles F Bolden: From Astronaut to NASA Administrator Learn about this remarkable career from flight school to astronaut corp. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/charles-f-bolden-from-astronaut-to-nasa-administrator/OAKinyxLM4gBLQ Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 8, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20 Human spaceflight

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