Explore outer space with videos from NASA Astronauts and see what it takes to start a career in space exploration.
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- Astronaut Career Overview
Astronaut Career Overview
Career Exploration4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeAn astronaut is a person trained to travel and work in space. Astronauts will continue to work aboard the International Space Station (ISS), and will also fly …
- Astronaut: Launch or Landing?
Astronaut: Launch or Landing?
Career Exploration4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeTracy Caldwell Dyson, Astronaut, compares the excitement of "launch" versus "landing".
- Astronaut: Signing in Space
Astronaut: Signing in Space
Career Exploration4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeTracy Caldwell Dyson, Astronaut, her connection to American Sign Language and why she decided to be the first person to sign on the International Space Station.
- Astronaut: Space Walk
Astronaut: Space Walk
Career Exploration4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeTracy Caldwell Dyson, Astronaut, describes preparing for and experiencing her first space walk.
- Astronaut: What I Do
Astronaut: What I Do
Career Exploration4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeTracy Caldwell Dyson, Astronaut, describes how she discovered that she wanted to be an astronaut. She compares the excitement of "launch" versus "landing" and …
- Astronaut: Working with Cosmonauts
Astronaut: Working with Cosmonauts
Career Exploration4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th GradeTracy Caldwell Dyson, Astronaut, describes what it's like working with Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station.
- Astronomer
Astronomer
Career Exploration3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeGenesis is 'over-the-moon' to learn about astronomy with Jillian Bellovary! Jillian explains to Genesis what black holes are, how they form, and how she studie…
- Astronaut
Astronaut
Career Exploration3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th GradeJanellyn’s knowledge about space blasts off with NASA astronaut Jessica Meir! Jessica launches into her experience of what it’s like to be in outer space, incl…
