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Virtual Campout
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Cleaning water
Learn about how space station astronauts recycle their water. Explore water filtration, build your own water filtration system and conduct experiments.
Build a sextant
Investigate celestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, and build a sextant to determine your latitude.
Grow space seeds
Explore plant-growing experiments on board the International Space Station and create your own space station “rooting pillow” containing a seed.
THOUGHT LEADER SERIES
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Other Educational and Space Resources
NASA at Home
Space Center Houston is the official visitor center for NASA Johnson Space Center, and the "NASA at Home" portal has many interesting and useful resources that can be enjoyed at home.
Smithsonian Learning Lab
Space Center Houston is a Smithsonian Affiliate, and you can find an extensive collection of digital resources for individuals, educators and students from across the Smithsonian's museums, research centers, libraries, and archives.
LIFE IN QUARANTINE
Apollo mission quarantine procedures
Did you know that Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong celebrated his 39th birthday in quarantine after returning from the historic Apollo 11 mission?
10 photos for your video call background
Bring a little space to your next video call by using these iconic photos of Space Center Houston exhibits and artifacts as your background!
SPACE NEWS & PRESENTATIONS
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21 Jan
Artemis astronaut feature: Jessica Meir
Read moreLast year, NASA named the first Artemis astronauts. The mission to return to the Moon begins with the first Artemis flight scheduled to launch later
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15 Jan
22 teams selected for final stage of Space Robotics Challenge Phase 2
Read moreNASA, in partnership with Space Center Houston, has selected 22 qualifying teams to compete in the competition round of Phase 2 of the Space Robotics
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28 Dec
Mission Monday: James Webb Space Telescope
Read moreNext year NASA plans to launch the next generation of space telescopes, the James Webb Space Telescope. Get to know this exciting new mission with
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15 Dec
They’re going to the moon! Artemis Astronauts Announced
Read moreWith the Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024. It’s the next step towards sending astronauts
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