Instructional Video4:40
SciShow

How the Space Shuttle Atlantis Changed Space Exploration

12th - Higher Ed
From launching probes to ferrying experiment racks to the ISS, the Space Shuttle Atlantis has left quite the legacy on space exploration and scientific research.
Instructional Video5:23
Wonderscape

Katherine Johnson: NASA's Hidden Figure and Math Genius

K - 5th
Discover the story of Katherine Johnson, a pioneering mathematician who broke racial and gender barriers at NASA. Learn how her calculations made space missions possible, including John Glenn's historic orbit and the early space...
Instructional Video
NASA

Nasa: "Nasa at 50" Series: 1972: Nixon Authorizes Space Shuttle Program

9th - 10th
View a brief video of the Nixon authorized space shuttle program. [4:57] Discover the importance of the space shuttle program and learn how the reusable spacecrafts were constructed. View a teacher's guide that has vocabulary...
Instructional Video
California Academy of Sciences

California Academy of Sciences: Space Shuttle: The End of an Era

3rd - 8th
With the launch of Atlantis next week (barring any delays), NASA's space shuttle program will officially come to an end. [3:48]