Interested in becoming a pilot? This discussion features pilots Shaesta Waiz and Maj. Kristofer W. Duckett sharing their journeys and achievements.
In this episode, Tammie Jo Shults and curator Dorothy Cochrane discuss the history of women pilots and the challenges they faced, and what kind of training it takes to have nerves of steel.
In this Live Chat, host Beth Wilson talks with astronaut Mary Cleave and Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks, the author and illustrator of the graphic novel Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier.
In 2020, Robert DeLaurentis flew from the South Pole to the North Pole in his aircraft Citizen of the World. Watch this episode to learn more!
NASA is planning an uncrewed test flight for NASA's Artemis program--which aims to return humans to the Moon. Watch this episode to learn more about this mission and the Space Launch System (SLS).
Former NASA Mathematician Christine Darden and author of Hidden Figures Christine Darden discuss the women who shattered glass ceilings in the age of the space race and their lasting impact.
Learn all about science fiction props and costumes in Star Wars, Star Trek, and other space science fiction!
This edition of the Air and Space Live Chat with Dr. Margaret Weitekamp, curator and department chair of the Space History department at the National Air and Space Museum.
Watch the conversation with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History's Global Volcanism program, recorded on the 40th Anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens.
Join teacher Meghan Shaller to debrief the STEM in 30 Episode - Solving Complex Problems with Simple Machines and learn how she teaches corresponding content in her classroom.
Join Moriba Jah, an aerospace engineer with a specialty in space object detection, tracking, identification, and characterization to learn more about space junk.
Join NASA Astronaut Anne McClain, National Air and Space Museum spacesuit curator Dr. Cathleen Lewis, and conservator Lisa Young in this discussion about spacesuits.
Wonder Woman has the invisible jet, and the military has the B-2 and the F-117. Join us to learn about actual stealth aircraft and the science behind making a sneaky flying machine.
Along with the help of teachers from across the country, the Museum launched medium altitude balloons that could potentially travel around the globe. Learn more about these balloons here!
Do you want to learn about the intersection of art and science? This episode included a conversation with Museum and classroom educators.
Join us for a virtual conversation with Andy Weir, author of "The Martian," as he talks about his new book, "Project Hail Mary," and the science fiction writing process.
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!
This Air and Space Live Chat featured astronaut Eileen Collins, who was commander of STS-93, and scientists Dr. Rodolfo Montez Jr. and Annie Blackwell who work with Chandra data.
During December 2020, Saturn and Jupiter came together in the sky. Join Astronomy Educator Shauna Edson as she answers questions about the Great Conjunction.
Launched 30 years ago, the science continues today. Learn about the history of Hubble, and what's next in this conversation.