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[ Kid Friendly ]
Have a Question? Ask an Astronaut!
By Sam Burns
Want to know if you’ll really get taller if you go to space? Or where we’re at with warp speed? We know you definitely want to know what it smells like up there. Astronaut Chris Hadfield discusses all of this and more in this awesome video.
12 minutes
[ Art ]
Chris Hadfield’s Space Oddity
When Chris Hadfield released his cover of David Bowie’s song Space Oddity filmed on the ISS, it captured the attention of the world. Let’s take a moment to celebrate this iconic and beautiful video!
11 minutes
[ Education ]
The Secret Lives of Scientists: Space Explorers Edition
Where do astronauts get their start? What inspired Neil deGrasse Tyson to become an astrophysicist? Here are the origin stories of some of our greatest scientific and cultural icons!
19 minutes
[ Business ]
How to Stay Calm When You’re Going Blind in Space
By Dr. Lynda
What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever done? Did you come away from it transformed in a good way? Here’s a story about where the emotion of fear can be teased apart from our actual options.