Space Exploration
Below you will find C-SPAN Classroom resources relating to the topics and categories listed above. Click on each title to expand the section and view the featured resources.
Historical Resources
Historical Resources
Lesson Plan: NASA's Project Apollo (1961-75) (12 Clips)
On This Day: Friendship 7: John Glenn Orbits the Earth (5 Clips)
On This Day: Apollo 13 (5 Clips)
On This Day: Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster (5 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Dr. Bernard Harris: First African American to Walk in Space (6:01)
Bell Ringer: Kathryn Sullivan: 1st Woman Astronaut to Walk in Space (3:29)
Video Clip: Rocket Girl Mary Sherman Morgan (6:40)
Video Clip: Ellen Ochoa: First Hispanic Woman in Space (7:03)
Bell Ringer: The Legacy of Christa McAuliffe (5:46)
Bell Ringer: Stratobowl Balloon Flight (3:55)
Bell Ringer: History of the United States SKYLAB (12:17)
On This Day: The Launch of Sputnik (5 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Space Exploration (9 Clips)
Bell Ringer: The Role and Process of Becoming an Astronaut (7:08)
Bell Ringer: History of the Russian Salyut (7:18)
Bell Ringer: Sputnik and the Space Race (6:54)
Bell Ringer: Why Go To the Moon? (4:12)
Bell Ringer: Sally Ride in Her Own Words (3:32)
Contemporary Resources
Contemporary Resources
Deliberation: What is the Future of Space Travel? (15 Clips)
Bell Ringer: SpaceX Inspiration4, the first all-civilian space mission (2 Clips)
Lesson Plan: The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission (5 Clips)
Lesson Plan: The James Webb Space Telescope (5 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Sagittarius A* and NASA's Perseverance Rover (10 Clips)
Bell Ringer: President Obama with Astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly (2:57)
Bell Ringer: First NASA and SpaceX Astronauts in Space (2 Clips)
On This Day: Mars Mission Science Results (6 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Space Exploration (9 Clips)
Bell Ringer: The Role and Process of Becoming an Astronaut (7:08)
Bell Ringer: Astronaut Ellen Ochoa Reflects on Experiments Aboard the ISS (2 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Sally Ride in Her Own Words (3:32)
Bell Ringer: Commercial Space Flight (2 Clips)
Bell Ringer: NASA’s Dart Mission: The Impact On an Asteroid (2 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Experimenting with Plants on the ISS (2 Clips)
Bell Ringer: UAPs and the Government Response (3 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Success in Failure: the Second SpaceX Starship Explodes (3 Clips)
Bell Ringer: The Challenges and Benefits of the Artemis Mission to the Moon (2 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Axiom 3: The First All-European Commercial Astronaut Mission to the ISS (3 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Japan and Space Exploration (3:11)
Bell Ringer: The Future of NASA Spacesuits (6:16)