Category Archives: Technology

Space Shuttle Discovery is on the move!

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Brian Pedey

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 …

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American Art Museum debuts The Art of Video Games Exhibit

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Katy from Smithsonian Student Travel

This week the Smithsonian American Art Museum will reveal an exhibit dedicated to a modern form of art gaining prevalence in America’s living rooms — video games. The Art of Video Games opens March 16, 2012, and will explore the evolution of … Keep reading …

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NASA Asks Students to Name New Spacecraft

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Christina DeVoss from Smithsonian Student Travel

“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 …

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