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NASA Day Highlights STEM Activities for Hundreds of Afghan Evacuees

NASA Langley personnel visited the living support area as part of Operations Allies Welcome, to promote STEM education through hands-on activities at Fort Lee, Virginia, Nov. 10, 2021, for hundreds of Afghan evacuees.
NASA Langley personnel visited the living support area as part of Operations Allies Welcome, to promote STEM education through hands-on activities at Fort Lee, Virginia, Nov. 10, 2021, for hundreds of Afghan evacuees.
Credit: NASA

NASA’s Langley Research Center and U.S. Army Garrison – Fort Lee, both in Virginia, teamed up to provide evacuees from Afghanistan a unique opportunity to learn about NASA’s work in exploration and discovery.

The NASA outreach event on Nov. 10 for about 200 Afghans aimed to connect the diversity of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) to an audience outside of the agency’s usual scope by telling the stories of NASA’s value to everyday life for all humankind.

Among the STEM activities at the event included a focus on aviation, living and working in space, Earth science and the Artemis mission.
Among the STEM activities at the event included a focus on aviation, living and working in space, Earth science and the Artemis mission.
Credit: NASA

The event housed visually appealing exhibits and engaging kid-friendly, STEM activities. Among the STEM activities at the event included a focus on aviation, living and working in space, Earth science and the Artemis mission.

Eric Gillard
NASA Langley Research Center