Expedition 55/56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold explains the significance of these resilient structures and the forces they are up against in microgravity.
Watch Expedition 55/56 flight engineer Ricky Arnold in this two-part episode as he explains spacewalk safety and training in addition to the parts of the spacesuit that protects astronauts outside the space station.
Watch Expedition 55/56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold as he explains the station’s solar arrays and the importance of solar energy on the space station.
Make a thaumatrope with MACH1 from Phoenix Public Library!
Make a constellation viewer!
Make a pan flute!
A song to help you learn all the elements in the Periodic Table.
Have a kid who is space obsessed? Introduce them to Storytime from Space, where astronauts read children’s books while in space.
Many instruments produce sound by vibrating a string, or a column of air inside a tube.
The ISS National Lab is on a mission to bridge the gap between students and space.
Play the virtual tube drums, learn how to make your instrument, and discover all of the great sounds your drums can produce.
If you’re interested in building a pan flute, or a set of pan pipes, this is the page for you!