Lots To Learn From NASA’s Digital Learning Network

As part of NASA’s 50th anniversary celebration, the Digital Learning Network will host a series of live webcasts with students across the country May 13th through 21st. The series will highlight the contributions of each NASA center to a specific topic in NASA history. The webcasts also will focus NASA’s present and future efforts in space exploration. NASA’s Digital Learning Network allows the nexgen of explorers to connect with scientists, engineers and researchers without leaving the classroom. Through interactive videoconferencing, the network provides distance-learning events designed to educate through demonstrations and real time interactions with NASA experts.

The 50th anniversary series webcasts are (all times EDT):

• Go Flight, May 13, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
• Astronomy: Bringing the Past to Light, May 14, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Advancements in Aeronautics, May 20, 11 a.m. to noon
• Propulsion: Past, Present and Future, May 20, 1:10 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.
• Wind Tunnels and Their Use in Aerospace, May 21, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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