-
A Love Affair with the Ural Owl
What is white-faced, has a four-foot wing span, and use their talons to punch? Find out more about the beautiful ural owl!
-
Arctic Skua
This bird has earned the name "avian pirate" because of its tendency to steal much of its food from other birds! Where did the word "skua" come from and what does it mean? Read this…
-
First-Ever Photos of Space Shuttle Docked at Space Station
In this article you will learn why the first ever photos of the Space Shuttle docked at the International Space Station weren't taken until 2011!
-
China Launches Its First Space Station Module Into Orbit
Did you know that China is beginning to join the US in the space age? In this article you will learn more about China's space exploration accomplishments!
-
The Spacecraft that Keep Going and Going...
In this article you will learn about two spacecraft that are flying to the edges of the Solar System!
-
Build an Air Powered Bottle Rocket in 30 Minutes
Do you want to do a short and fun activity? Try to build this rocket in thirty minutes! You will only need simple supplies.
-
Make A Spaceship
Design and build your own spaceship, space station or satellite. What features will you add to make your creation safe as it travels in space?
-
Launch a Rocket from a Spinning Planet
Have you ever wondered how scientists know where in space a rocket will go when it launches? In this activity, you can learn more about how the Earth's rotation affects a rocket's path!
-
Into Space!
In this online game, you can launch a rocket into space! Try to get there in the shortest number of days possible!
-
Space Shuttle - Online Flight Simulator
Do you want to know what it was like to fly the space shuttle? In this online simulation, you can do a real-time launch sequence, a sixty second launch sequence, or skip the launch s…
-
Tails of Wonder
In this game, you can help the Stardust spacecraft capture comet dust and bring it back to Earth!
-
Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum
Come visit this museum on the aircraft carrier Intrepid. In the museum learn all about science and technology along with the history of the Intrepid.
-
Launch
For math lovers out there come join the Launch Center for Mathematics for you to get hands on experience in the fields you love! Explore the world of rocket science and much more!
-
George Observatory
Come to the George Observatory, a satellite facility of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, to learn all about space! This observatory has three domed telescopes, a Challenger Learning Center for Space Science Education, and even a meteorite exhibit displaying fragments of several famous meteorites!
-
Johnson Space Center
Do you like space? Do you want to learn more about astronauts and what they do? If so, visit the Johnson Space Center! This NASA facility had plenty of exhibits, both permanent and traveling, to make your visit different each time you go. You can learn about living in space, walk through an astronaut gallery, learn more about current missions, and even take a behind the scenes NASA Tram Tour! You might get to visit the Historic Mission Control Center, the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility, or the even the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory! Visit Space Center Houston today!
-
1940 Air Terminal Museum
Visit the 1940 Air Terminal Museum to learn all about the history of aviation! This museum, located at the William P. Hobby Airport, focuses on the history of civil aviation. Because it is situated in this airport’s original art-deco air terminal, you also get a front row seat to an everyday air show of all the airline traffic coming in and out of Hobby Airport!
-
Lone Star Flight Museum
Go to the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, Texas to learn all about the history of aviation in Texas. A this museum, you can do much more than just visit the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame—you can get up close and personal with all sorts of planes that flew in World War II. If you time your visit right, you can see an air show, or even fly in a B-17, B-25, T-6, or PT-17!
-
St. Louis Rocketry Association
Do you like rockets? In this club, you can watch other people launch rockets, and maybe even launch some of your own!
-
NASA Houston Rocket Club
Do you want to fly model rockets? With this group, you can visit grounds owned by the Johnson Space Center and fly your own! Since the group events take place on government property, make sure you visit the group's website to learn about the security forms you need to fill out!
-
International Spy Museum
The International Spy Museum has everything forensics! You can go to school and learn how to be a spy, you can stay overnight and hunt down spies, and you can learn tons of things about how we can catch spies - it is a Forensics kind of place.
Flight
