Instructional Video
NASA

Nasa: "Nasa at 50" Series: 2005: Huygens Probe Reaches Titan's Atmosphere

9th - 10th
This video shows the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and its moon Titan and examine the role it plays for the future of space exploration. [6:35] Learn what a planet needs for life to survive on it and learn how the Cassini-Huygens...
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Space Videos: Space Shuttle Launch

9th - 10th
Impressive video showing the space shuttle Discovery during takeoff in 2006. (Length: 3 min. 23 sec.)
Instructional Video
New York Times

New York Times: The Return to Space

9th - 10th
This amazing site chronicles the journey from the conception of the Discovery mission all the way up to the anticipated results. Great animation and detailed images make this an extremely valuable site.
Instructional Video
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: How a Lego Shuttle Got to Space

9th - 10th
Raul Oaida, 18-years-old, attached a LEGO shuttle, a video camera and a GPS tracker, to a huge helium balloon and sent them into space. Oaida says flight time was just about three hours and the shuttle reached an altitude of 115,000 feet...
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Early Space Shuttle Flights Riskier Than Estimated

9th - 10th
A retrospective analysis found that early flights had a one-in-nine chance of catastrophic failure. [12 mins. 21 secs.]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Real Scientists: Biologist

3rd - 8th
Explore the job of a microscopist, and learn how microscopists have discovered new ways of growing plants on the space shuttle.