9/30/2022
Technology and Engineering
Physical Sciences
Behind the scenes
Christine Darden is a mathematician featured in the book Hidden Figures. Learn about her journey in this My Path video.
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9/30/2022
African American or Black people
Human spaceflight
Behind the scenes
What was it like to fly in the SR-71 Blackbird? Hear first hand from Walter Watson, the only African American to fly in the Blackbird program.
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Watch Astronaut Paolo Nespoli talk about his childhood heroes, the power of teamwork, and his positive outlook on failing.
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Carla Dove is the program manager at the Feather Identification Lab at the Smithsonian. Learn how she deciphered the mystery of an airplane striking a deer - at 1500 feet in the air.
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Aaron Parness leads the Extreme Environment Robots Group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Learn how Aaron went from ski bum to building robots for JPL.
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For 75 years, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels have been wowing crowds around the world. Hear more about the Blue Angels and their flight demonstrations here!
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Learn about the history and importance of the International Space Station from astronauts as well as National Air and Space Museum curator, Dr. Jennifer Levasseur.
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Learn all about science fiction props and costumes in Star Wars, Star Trek, and other space science fiction!
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