Dr. Jennifer Levasseur, the Space Shuttle and International Space Station curator at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, joins us for a walkaround Space Shuttle Discovery in her home at the National Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Jennifer tells us all about caring for objects as big as a Space Shuttle and as personal as the watches the astronauts wore to space. Join us for an out of this world episode! (Yes, I went there)
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0:00 Welcome to The Aviation Show
2:09 Astronaut Food Myths Debunked
4:50 Exploring the Legacy of Discovery
8:37 The Care of Space Artifacts
12:34 The Fragility of Shuttle Tiles
16:07 The Role of Enterprise
25:38 Insights into Shuttle Engines
30:26 The Evolution of Space Lab
34:05 Curating Iconic Space Artifacts
37:48 Preserving Stories for Future Generations
42:33 Celebrating Women in Space
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