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Category Archives: Science
Space Shuttle Discovery is on the move!
Attention visitors and residents of Washington, D.C.: today, Tuesday, April 17, you will get a once in a lifetime chance to see the Space Shuttle Discovery in mid-flight…attached to a custom 747 jet, of course. The photo below shows the … Keep reading …
Posted in Current Events, Featured, Science, Smithsonian Institution, Technology, Washington, D.C.
Tagged NASA, space, Space Shuttle Discovery, space shuttles
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Buzz Lightyear lands at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Buzz Lightyear is going on one more adventure, albeit not as wild as his previous others, but it will be just as exciting. The well-known astronaut from the Toy Story series will be landing at the Smithsonian National Air and … Keep reading …
NASA Asks Students to Name New Spacecraft
“NASA has a class assignment for U.S. students: help the agency give the twin spacecraft headed to orbit around the moon new names.” That directive comes straight from a NASA press release announcing the NASA GRAIL naming contest. Here’s the … Keep reading …
Posted in Current Events, Education, In the News, Science, Students, Teachers, Technology
Tagged contest, NASA, space
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation, Volume 2
Yesterday you heard from Hailee about her class trip to Washington, D.C. Today we hear from Audra, also a 9th-grader from Texas. Here are her thoughts on traveling to Washington, D.C., with her classmates over the summer: The words you … Keep reading …
Posted in Destinations, History, Museums, Science, Smithsonian Institution, Students, Teachers, Tours, Travel, Washington, D.C.
Tagged class trip, D.C., school trip, student travelers, Washington
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation, Volume 1
So September is gone and we’re settled back into the pace of another school year. Although “What I did over my summer vacation” essays are usually shared in the first few days of school, I wanted to bring back some … Keep reading …
Posted in Destinations, Education, History, Museums, Science, Smithsonian Institution, Students, Teachers, Tours, Travel, Washington, D.C.
Tagged class trips, school trips, student travelers
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Smithsonian Museum Day 2011
Museums around the country will be offering free admission on Saturday, September 24, in honor of Smithsonian’s free Museum Day 2011. This is the seventh year that Smithsonian magazine has sponsored the event. Museum Day encourages individuals to visit new … Keep reading …
Posted in Arts & Culture, Current Events, Education, History, In the News, Museums, Science, Smithsonian Institution, Students, Teachers, Tours, Travel, Washington, D.C.
Tagged 2011, free admission, Museum Day, smithsonian
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Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth" is the first line of John Gillespie Magee, Jr.'s, poem "High Flight." The poem came to mind as I watched the video of Discovery's last launch yesterday afternoon. In case you … Keep reading …
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Countdown: Last Launch for Discovery
At 4:50 p.m. EST today, the space shuttle Discovery will launch into its final mission from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Watch the launch on NASA TV. In the 11-day mission, the crew of six, Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Eric … Keep reading …
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Solar Panels on the White House
As part of the “going green” initiative that’s been sweeping the nation lately, the Obamas have installed solar panels on the White House‘s roof. Using solar power to generate electricity is a clean and efficient way of obtaining energy without … Keep reading …
