Google Arts and Culture Virtual National Air and Space Museum
Install the Google Arts & Culture app to explore virtual reality tours from Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/smithsonian-national-air-and-space-museum
Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20, Grades 13-14, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3
Aircraft, Behind the scenes, Spaceflight
Student
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Women of Discovery
Women spearheaded breakthrough scientific missions and helped shape the Space Shuttle era.
https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/women-of-discovery/DgLSw_UPpFgTKg
Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grades 17-20, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3
Human spaceflight, Space Shuttle program, Women
The Saga of Writing in Space
In space, where the stakes are high, how does one write? After all, the ink in pens isn’t held down by gravity, so how do you write upside down?
https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-saga-of-writing-in-space/rwKCiCT3tEcWIQ
Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grades 15-16, Grades 13-14, Grades 17-20, Grade 4, Grade 3
Technology and Engineering
Student
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The Perplexing Problem of Designing Gloves for Space
Since the first spacewalk, designers have attempted to create gloves that are comfortable, flexible under pressure, provide protection, and offer warmth.
https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-perplexing-problem-of-designing-gloves-for-space/9AJSzSQeLBkSLw
Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grades 17-20, Grades 15-16, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3
Apollo program, Technology and Engineering, Spaceflight
Teacher
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The Mystery of Grey Spots on Apollo Glove
The last time the gloves and helmet were displayed, in 2012, visitors asked us about “grey spots” on the right glove.
https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-mystery-of-grey-spots-on-apollo-glove/xAKSB0PmaM7KKg
Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3, Grades 17-20, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16
Apollo program, Human spaceflight
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
Student
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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