Societies and cultures around the world have been impacted by flight and space exploration. This impact ranges widely from being able to fly across the country in mere hours to standing in line to see the latest science fiction blockbuster film. People have also used aviation and space exploration as an avenue for change—calling out injustices in their society and fighting for equality—on land and above.
Societies and cultures around the world have been impacted by flight and space exploration. This impact ranges widely from being able to fly across the country in mere hours to standing in line to see the latest science fiction blockbuster film. People have also used aviation and space exploration as an avenue for change—calling out injustices in their society and fighting for equality—on land and above.
To Boldly Restore the USS Enterprise Studio Model
March 20, 2024
AirSpace Season 8, Episode 10: Love at First Flight
February 08, 2024
AirSpace Season 8, Ep. 9: Video Killed the Radio Star
January 31, 2024
Mickey Mouse One
January 03, 2024
Snoopy In Space
December 20, 2023
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: Three Friends' Alien Adventure
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Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of "The Martian"
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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
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Story Time: Kite Flying
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Thursdays in August 2024 at 11:00 am
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Story Time: Kite Flying
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Thursdays in August 2024 at 11:00 am
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Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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Futures in Space
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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Teacher Tips for Food on the Fly
Teacher Tips to correspond with STEM in 30's Food on the Fly episode.
https://s.si.edu/3qnJWhY
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
Commercial aviation, Human spaceflight, Life sciences, People, Society and Culture
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My Path: Margot Lee Shetterly, Author of Hidden Figures
From paper route to award winning author! Learn about Margot Lee Shetterly's path to publishing Hidden Figures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRghIrJUYTk
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
African American or Black people, Human spaceflight, People, Behind the scenes, Society and Culture, Women
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STEM in 30: STEM in Real Life: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and More at the National Air and Space Museum
Teachers, tune in to this special, 50th episode of STEM in 30 to learn all about STEM in real life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obalH1HfdCs
Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 8
Science, Society and Culture
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STEM in 30: Mail Away, Mail Away, Mail Away: Innovations in Delivering the Mail
In the United States mail service often fueled the transportation industry to expand and innovate allowing more people to be connected, and ushered in an era of faster communication.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Zyd-VXv0o
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Technology and Engineering, People, Society and Culture
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My Path: Margot Lee Shetterly; Author of Hidden Figures
From paper route to award winning author! Learn about Margot Lee Shetterly's path to publishing Hidden Figures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRghIrJUYTk
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
African American or Black people, Human spaceflight, People, Behind the scenes, Society and Culture, Spaceflight, Women
Student
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Coding Apollo and Today - Educational Webinar Recording
This Hour of Code program for classrooms explored how coding was used in the Apollo program to get us to the moon and how coding is used today for official military space operations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS2trRfAn68
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16
Apollo program, Science, Society and Culture, Technology and Engineering, Spaceflight
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Science Fiction and Computing: Essays on Interlinked Domains
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The Airplane in American Culture