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✕ Space
History of Space Food A very short history of how people eat and what they eat in space. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kivw3nnSt_8 Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Apollo program, Human spaceflight, Life sciences, Mercury program, People, Science, Spaceflight

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 Space Cookies How long does it take to bake a cookie in space? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-09rPjFZyfo Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Human spaceflight

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 History of Airline Food A short history of airline food. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcXBBxDFaAs Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Aviation, Commercial aviation, Human spaceflight, Physical science, Spaceflight

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 What’s New in Aerospace: Pete Conrad and Apollo 12: "If you can’t be good, be colorful." Join Museum curator Dr. Teasel Muir–Harmony and Nancy Conrad, wife of Apollo 12 commander Pete Conrad and founder of the Conrad Foundation for a conversation about Apollo 12. https://youtu.be/_g3iXZl-Sao Grade 6, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grades 17-20, Grades 15-16, Grades 13-14, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 11 Apollo program

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 My Path: "Take What You are Passionate About and Turn it Into a Career" Celena Dopart Celena Dopart is a human systems factors engineer. Learn about her path into engineering, and what inspires her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nArOJQI9EFI Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Human spaceflight, People, Behind the scenes, Technology and Engineering, Spacecraft, Women

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 "What’s New in Aerospace: The Story Behind the Space Shuttle Columbia Recovery Mission (Bringing Columbia home)" Mike Leinbach will share his first–hand account of how agencies worked together to bring Columbia home and search for answers. https://youtu.be/VW-ZOv-UaLs Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20, Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 6, Grade 7 Human spaceflight, Space Shuttle program

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 My Path: Inspired by Science Fiction and Apollo, Astronaut John Grunsfeld Astronaut John Grunsfeld shares advice on chasing your dreams and working hard to make them come true. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3_ilCdulAQ Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Apollo program, Behind the scenes, Human spaceflight, People, Space stations

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 My Path: Basketball in Space, Astronaut Mark Vande Hei Ever wondered how you could be a astronaut? Watch Mark Vande Hei talk about his path to becoming a NASA astronaut! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPla0F9R29c Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Behind the scenes, Human spaceflight, People, Space stations, Spacecraft, Technology and Engineering

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 My Path: Astronaut Anne McClain Asks Everyone to "Tell a Teacher 'Thank You'" Astronaut Anne McClain says my heroes are absolutely teachers. Find out what else Anne has to say about teachers as well as her advice to middle school students. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WItSSOPHjAw Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Aircraft, Aviation, Human spaceflight, Military aviation, People, Women

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 My Path: Jeff Stroud, Spaceport America Firefighter Have you ever wondered how important people get to where they are? Spaceport America firefighter, Jeff Stroud, shares his path in this segment brought to you by STEM in 30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsNBhGdlV5E&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_VvN6SkGaFShkAyOcNX8Rry&index=6 Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9 Behind the scenes, Life sciences, People, Physical science, Technology and Engineering

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 What’s New in Aerospace: On Life In Space: "You See All Sorts of Crazy Things" (Kathy Sullivan) Former astronaut and recent administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan shared the importance of satellite technologies in looking at Earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ORAHjHrebY&feature=youtu.be Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20 Satellites, Human 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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