Observances
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Dr. LeConte Cathey discusses the uses of satellite technology and how the space shuttle could lead to the discovery of other life forms. The space shuttle provides the opportunity to put delicate...
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In this lesson, students will learn a brief history of rockets, rocket design, and build and test a foam rocket. This lesson can be used in a larger Force and Motion Unit.
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In 1972, Charles Duke served as the pilot on Apollo 16, whose crew was the first to inspect, survey and sample the surface features of the highlands of the moon. He discusses the history of space...
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Susan Leigh Still Kilrain, Lt. Commander, U.S. Navy, and Astronaut. She was the second female shuttle pilot to fly on a space mission. Susan Leigh Stills answers questions from students about her...
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Major General, USMC, Charles F. Bolden, Jr. - military pilot, astronaut, shuttle pilot, and former NASA administrator (resigned Jan. 20, 2017). In a conversation with students, Major General Bolden...
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In Part 2, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is asked about the American space program no longer leading, in comparison to other countries. When asked where we should go with space exploration in the future, Dr...
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Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, director of the Hayden Planetarium, an author, and host of PBS' NOVA ScienceNOW. In his discussion with students, he talks about his lifelong interest in...
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As a child, Major General Charles Bolden knew that he wanted to be a pilot. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Charles grew up in the 1950s, a time when a young African American boy might be...
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Delphine Dean, Ph.D., looks at how space travel affects the human skeleton and cartilage - The “diSCovering Science” series features interviews with scientists and researchers from South Carolina’s...
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As Dr Ron McNair spoke at a University of South Carolina commencement exercise, he said, "the road between South Carolina and space flight is not a very simple one, nor is it one filled with...
