Exploring the Creation of Science Fiction in Writing
Air and Space Live Chat: Space History
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Wonder Woman 1984 Director Patty Jenkins Interview with the Smithsonian
Woman Woman's invisible jet at the National Air and Space Museum
Live from Space with Victor Glover
Live Chat: Science on the Space Station
Victor Glover Teams Up with the Smithsonian
At Home In Space: The International Space Station at 20 - STEM in 30
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Live Chat: Sci-Fi Costumes and Props
International Space Station – Our Home in Space for 20 Years (#EZScience)
Balloon Launch Update Live Chat
OSIRIS-REx Touches Down On Bennu (#EZScience Season 2 Episode 1)
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is scheduled to touch down on the asteroid Bennu on October 20, 2020, for its first sample collection attempt. To kick off the second season of #EZScience, director Dr. Ellen Stofan and NASA associate administrator for science Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen discuss this exciting and innovative mission to return samples from an asteroid to Earth and the scientific opportunities it opens up.
Live Chat: Demystifying Venus
This week, scientists announced that they have detected phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus. On Earth, that gas is produced by microbial life. While we don’t know what is causing its presence on Venus, life may not be required to explain its presence. Join us as we discuss this discovery with Dr. Sukrit Ranjan, one of the co-authors of the paper.
This live chat is part of our What's New in Aerospace series and is made possible by the support of Boeing.
Closing US Airspace on September 11
Today, we remember those lost on September 11. On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four airliners and flew two into the World Trade Center (American Airlines 11 and United Airlines 175) and one into the Pentagon (American Airlines 77). A fourth (United Airlines 93) crashed in rural Pennsylvania. Following the attacks, the FAA closed US airspace for the first time in history. In just a matter of hours, all commercial air traffic was grounded. This video shows the rapid grounding of air traffic across the U.S., and redirection of incoming international traffic.
STEM in 30: VJ Day and The End of WWII
STEM in 30, our webcast series for middle school students, just launched a new season! The first episode focuses on World War II, victory of Japan, and the Pacific theater! Watch now for more how you can learn about World War II with museums and resources near you.
#EZScience on the Go: Preparing to Launch Perseverance to Mars
Mars rover Perseverance is ready to launch to Mars!
In this “On the Go” episode of #EZScience, our director Ellen Stofan catches up with NASA's Thomas Zurbuchen, who's at Kennedy Space Center with the rocket that will take the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter to Mars.
Mars Perseverance Rover Will Look for Signs of Ancient Life (#EZScience Episode 9 Part 2)
On Thursday, NASA's newest rover Perseverance will launch to Mars. Once there, it will look for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. In the latest episode of #EZScience, Museum director Ellen Stofan and NASA's Thomas Zurbuchen talk about the science of the Perseverance mission.
Naming Mars Rover Perseverance
NASA's latest Mars rover was named through an essay contest for K-12 students, and seventh grader Alex Mather's suggestion Perseverance won. In this video, student reporter @Jaden Jefferson interviews Alex about his role naming NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover and what inspired him to choose that name.
Air and Space Live Chat: The Chandra X-Ray Observatory
On July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory was placed in orbit by Space Shuttle Columbia STS-93. Chandra is a telescope designed to detect X-ray emission from very hot regions of the universe like exploded stars, clusters of galaxies, and matter around black holes. Join us for an an Air and Space Live Chat featuring astronaut Eileen Collins, who was commander of STS-93, and scientists who work with Chandra data.
Perseverance Rover (E.Z. Science Episode 9)
What's special about the Mars 2020 rover Perseverance? Well for starters, it has a helicopter! In the latest episode of #EZScience, Dr. E and Dr. Z talk about the technological advancements of the newest Mars rover.
ABOUT THE SERIES: In our #EZScience video series with the National Air and Space Museum, NASA's associate administrator for science Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen and Museum director Dr. Ellen Stofan talk about the latest in planetary science and exploration.
What's New in Aerospace: Mars Explroation and the launch of Perserverence
NASA's latest Mars rover, Perseverance, is scheduled to launch this summer. Join us for an Air and Space Live Chat about Mars exploration and this exciting new mission. Bring your questions for NASA JPL engineers Kobie Boykins and Christina Hernández, and Museum curator Matthew Shindell.
Launch a Conversation
The history of exploration can't be viewed without looking at social, political and historical events that were happening at the same time. We're launching a conversation, and we want you to be part of it. Learn more and share your memories: https://s.si.edu/2BDLUB8
Air and Space Live Chat: Space Junk
Join us for an Air and Space Live Chat about space junk — the thousands of human-made objects cluttering up Earth orbit. We'll be joined by Moriba Jah, an aerospace engineer with a specialty in space object detection, tracking, identification, and characterization. Bring your questions about orbital debris and what we can do about it.
How the Smithsonian Explores the Solar System
Join us for an Air and Space Live Chat about how scientists at the Smithsonian explore the solar system. Planetary scientists Sharon Wilson Purdy, Mariah Baker and Emily Martin from our Center for Earth and Planetary Studies will answer your questions about their research on Mars and the icy moons of our solar system.
Tammie Jo Shults on Facing Challenges: Air and Space Live Chat
In 2018, Southwest pilot Tammie Jo Shults made a one-engine emergency landing after the aircraft she was piloting suffered a blown engine. In this Air and Space Live Chat, Shults and museum curator Dorothy Cochrane will discuss that day, the history of women pilots and the challenges they faced, and what kind of training it takes to have nerves of steel.
*Note: This week's live chat will take place at 3:30 pm.
Pilot Panel Discussion: Air and Space Live Chat
Join us for an Air and Space Live Chat featuring inspiring pilots to talk about their path to aviation and their passion for flight: Shaesta Waiz, a pilot and founder of Dreams Soar, who became the youngest woman to circumnavigate the globe solo in a single-engine aircraft in 2017, inspiring girls and boys to pursue STEM fields and aviation careers along the way, and Maj. Kristofer W. Duckett, an Active Duty pilot in the US Air Force, who belongs to the selective group of pilots who have flown the U-2 spy plane.
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