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Teaching From Space in Action

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Join the Exploration Design Challenge

NASA's EDC gives students from kindergarten through 12th grade the opportunity to play a unique role in the future of human spaceflight.

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Sally Ride EarthKAM

Program a camera on the International Space Station to take pictures of Earth. The summer mission begins July 9, and registration is open.

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How Do We Know It's Really Microgravity?

When you see astronauts floating around the International Space Station and hear they are in microgravity, what does that really mean?

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Astronaut Pettit Shared Passion for Science From Space

NASA astronaut Don Pettit used everyday objects from Earth to demonstrate physics through "Science off the Sphere."

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Welcome Aboard Teach Station

Check out NASA's space station page for educators and students.

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Teaching From Space Resources

In the Spotlight

Letters to Earth

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Space Shuttle -- A Mighty Machine

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Women@NASA Website

Women at NASA
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In the News

  • NASA Astronaut To Attend Summer Skies At Macomb

    06.10.13 - astronaut and Michigan native Andrew “Drew” Feustel will attend the Summer Skies at Macomb star party at 7:30 p.m. EDT Friday, June 14, at Macomb Community College’s South Campus in Warren, Mich.

  • Massachusetts Students Speak With Space Station Astronauts

    06.06.13 - Expedition 36 crew members Chris Cassidy, Luca Parmitano, and Karen Nyberg will speak from the International Space Station to students at Douglas Public Schools in Massachusetts at 11:35 a.m. EDT, Monday, June 10.

  • NASA’s Destination Station Exhibit Lands In Seattle

    05.30.13 - Starting Monday, June 10, residents of Seattle and surrounding areas are invited to experience NASA’s Destination Station exhibit, which showcases what it’s like to live aboard the International Space Station.

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