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Space Exploration from Mercury to the Space Shuttle
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Join these legendary figures in space history as they reflect on their distinguished careers with Museum director Gen. John R. “Jack” Dailey.
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Memoirs of a Triple Ace: Cold War Flight Testing
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Bud Anderson, one of the most decorated fighter pilots from World War II, still likes to talk airplanes and fly like a 19-year old.
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Vesta in the Light of Dawn
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Join Carol Raymond on a tour of this ancient world and learn what it can tell us about the early days of the solar system.
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CIA’s Underwater Space Mission Revealed
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Learn about this now-declassified mission as operation participates and experts on deep sea research discuss the events that transpired. CIA historian David Waltrop will moderate the panel.
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The Voyager Journey to the Edge of Interstellar Space
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Launched in 1977 on a journey to explore Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, the two Voyager spacecraft are now nine and 11 billion miles from Earth, exploring the outermost layer of the heliosphere, a giant bubble of solar wind that envelops all of the planets.
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The Monster at the Heart of the Milky Way
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Learn about new developments in the study of black holes.
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GPS for Humanity - The Stealth Utility
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
The Global Positioning System (GPS) has become a ubiquitous, but often invisible, part of modern life.
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Curiosity's Mission of Exploration at Gale Crater, Mars
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
In August 2012 the Curiosity rover (Mars Science Laboratory) arrived on Mars in a daring feat of engineering.
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I Flew the U-2
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
In Celebration of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation.
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Moon Rocks and How They Became Famous, Farcical, and Instruments of Foreign Relations
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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Curious about our nearest star, moon rocks, volcanoes, and other wonders of the universe? The Smithsonian Stars Lecture Series will explore these topics and more.