{"id":266335,"date":"2025-08-13T22:02:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=897291"},"modified":"2025-08-13T22:02:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:02:06","slug":"nasa-glenn-shoots-for-the-stars-during-wnba-all-star-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=266335","title":{"rendered":"NASA Glenn Shoots for the Stars During WNBA All-Star Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Astronaut Victor Glover interacts with an Orion spacecraft simulator during NASA\u2019s \u201cAll-Star Shoot for the Stars\u201d event at The Children\u2019s Museum of Indianapolis on Saturday, July 18, 2025. <\/div>\n
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From astronauts to athletes, researchers to referees, and communicators to coaches, NASA is much like basketball \u2013 we all train to reach the top of our game. Staff from NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland drove home this point during the “All-Star Shoot for the Stars” event at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, July 17-19. As part of WNBA All-Star Game activities, this event highlighted NASA technology while illuminating the intersection of sports and STEM. <\/p>\n

The event offered a captivating look into space exploration, thanks to the combined efforts of NASA and museum staff. Highlights included a detailed Orion exhibit, a new spacesuit display featuring five full-scale spacesuits, and virtual reality demonstrations. Visitors also had the chance to enjoy an interactive spacesuit app and a unique cosmic selfie station. <\/p>\n

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On Friday, July 18, 2025, visitors at NASA\u2019s \u201cAll-Star Shoot for the Stars\u201d event at The Children\u2019s Museum of Indianapolis look at a new spacesuit display featuring five full-scale spacesuits. <\/div>\n
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The event was made even more memorable by Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover, who connected with visitors and posed for photos. WNBA legend Tamika Catchings also made a special appearance, inspiring attendees with a message to “aim high!” <\/p>\n

\u201cAll Star Weekend presented an excellent opportunity to share NASA\u2019s mission with the Indianapolis community and people across the Midwest who were in town for the game,\u201d said Jan Wittry, Glenn\u2019s news chief. \u201cI saw children\u2019s faces light up as they interacted with the exhibits and talked to NASA experts, sparking a curiosity among our potential future STEM workforce.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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From astronauts to athletes, researchers to referees, and communicators to coaches, NASA is much like basketball \u2013 we all train to reach the top of our game. Staff from NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland drove home this point during the \u201cAll-Star Shoot for the Stars\u201d event at The Children\u2019s Museum of Indianapolis, July 17-19. [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15641],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-266335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-glenn-research-center"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t