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NASA was Founded on this Day, 66 Years Ago!
On July 29th, 1958, President Dwight D Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 into law, in
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Coffee at The Cosmo: Apollo’s Amazing Folding Rover: Stories of the Sturdy LRV
This informative community gathering over coffee features guest speakers offering insight into STEM and space topics. Coffee at the Cosmo
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March: Women’s History Month
The Cosmosphere will highlight amazing women who impacted the history of space and STEM fields throughout the month of March
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Get a Free Experiment Kit with Very Special Basil Seeds
We recently sent a payload attached to a balloon to the edge of space above the Armstrong limit.
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Inquiry-Based Science Activities to Launch in Your Classroom
TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS: Join Cosmosphere’s Education Team for CosmoCon: Titan Teacher Training — inquiry-based science activities to launch in your
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Ed Dwight, NASA’s First African American Astronaut Candidate
In honor of Black History Month, we’re highlighting the Kansas-born man NASA selected as its first African American astronaut candidate.
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Spring into STEM: 2023 Spring Break Camp
7th-12th graders can train with an astronaut this spring break!
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Happy Lunar New Year!
A number of cultures use, or have used, the lunisolar calendar. Measuring time this way, the second new moon after
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It’s Volta Day! Celebrate Batteries, Energy, and More at the Cosmosphere
Italian physicist Alessandro Volta invented the battery in 1799. We wanted to celebrate his birthday on the closest school day,