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Large rounded blue and white instrument with round opening at the front. Man faces it in foreground. Title card reads, "A flying telescope in a 747?!"

Large plane taxiing on a runway. Caption: Propulsion is the power that moves something,

Illustration of a man standing at a podium with the seal of the President of the United States of America on it while gesturing towards a plane flying in the sky pulling a banner that says, "National Aviation Day". Caption: established National Aviation Day on August 19

Still image from: All About the Holidays: National Aviation Day (Spanish)

Still image from: All the Answers: Airplanes, Fencing, Solar Energy

Still image from: All the Answers: Mountaineering, Hot Air Balloons, Shakespeare

Cylindrical metal duct with a control box and large valve control. Sign on wall says Supersonic Wind Tunnel. Caption: We have a tunnel that will reach Mach 3 on a small scale.

Extremely complex machine with interconnected cylindrical objects and wiring harnesses. Caption: It starts with an idea or concept.

Man sits for an interview in a library with a large TV screen on the wall that shows the atmosphere on the curve of the earth from space. Text reads, “David Walton. Aerospace Engineer.”

Charles Lindbergh poses for camera in front of the Spirit of Saint Louis monoplane, wearing a gray jacket and dark necktie.

A cube shaped space craft on a tripod of legs and four rotor-like wings on top sitting on the surface of a barren planet. Caption: 5 Survive Mars Environment. "And it has to survive the harsh environment of Mars."

A blue whale in the water, from above. Caption: Blue whales are the largest animals

Large warehouse with airplanes in various stages of construction. Caption: Our team supports the triple seven directly.

Rocket-like object. Time to go outside… Caption: (man) T-minus 10, 9, 8….

Woman speaking into a microphone. Caption: so you're starting on your career pathway early.

Still image from: Emily's Science Lab: My Flight to Space With Blue Origin - 100th Woman in Space

Still image from: Engineering Your Future: Electrical and Process Engineer--Kasandra (Middle School Edition)

Woman sits in a chair, listening to an older woman sitting next to her.

Still image from: Grace's Amazing Machines: Flying Machines

A large jetliner flies above and very close to a smaller, angular space craft. Caption: There's no sign of a halt to the speed of progress.

Still image from: Hidden Figures: Timeline

Aerial closeup of a hand using a black pen to trace over a pencil sketch of an F-18 fighter jet on white paper.

Loose sketch of a helicopter as the artist outlines the blades spinning on top. Title card reads, "Shoo Rayner."

Aerial closeup of a hand using a black pen to draw a commercial airliner from a side view on white paper.

A man sitting inside a machine. Caption: I'm an experimental aerodynamicist by training.

Airplanes on the tarmac with activity around them. Caption: and it's a fast-paced environment.

Illustration of a bird and a first-generation plane with ribbed wings. Caption: They become focused on flight.

Still image from: Lab Six: Flying With Science (Spanish)

Black and white photo of Charles Lindbergh in front of his Spirit of Saint Louis monoplane. He wears a gray jacket,white collared shirt and dark necktie.

Cartoon character standing next to a model with a runway and air traffic control tower. Caption: I created this little model airport

Still image from: Museum Access: The Best of America

Still image from: Museum Access: The NASA Goddard Space Center

Danni Washington stands on the grass, talking with a man in what appears to be a park next to a parking lot.

Show's intro montage with Danni Washington in the middle, the show's title card, and an airplane overlayed in the back like it's coming into frame.

Close-up of a golden dragonfly holding onto a stem amid a backdrop of green leaves.

Still image from: NewsDepth: Career Callouts--Pilot

Still image from: Nick News: Baseball, Business, and Balloons

Still image from: Nick News: Civil Air Patrol, Ariel Academy, and Chess Wizard

Oliver and Wilber Wright are testing their flight in the open sands. Caption: on the sands of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Split screen video. On the left, a man stands in a yard with a portable controller, operating a drone. On the right, a blurry view of mountains, pines, and rock captured by drone.

Angular aircraft with multiple flaps on each wing sitting on a concrete deck, viewed from below. Caption: (observer) The aircraft's controlled by many movable surfaces,

Person touching a screen displaying an image of live tissue. Caption: The intuitive touch screen interface

Two rectangular drones flying in the air. Caption: fly safely and avoid collision on their own.

Bat with wings extended spots on the rib of one wing highlighted. Caption: We're interested in bat flight mechanics and how they fly.

Black and white photo of a bird with wings extended, perched on a branch. University of Montana Flight Laboratory. Caption: the mechanics of their wing and leg movements.

Still image from: SciShow Kids: How to Make a Paper Airplane

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Parachute Adventure

Still image from: Space Dive

Rocket launching. Caption: There will be private citizens paying for their own trips

Teen girl looks out the window of a vehicle at a group of five of her peers standing together outside of a building.

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2106)

Still image from: The Henry Ford Innovation Nation With Mo Rocca: Inland Surf Park

Students and teacher from the magic school bus in an open cockpit airplane. Caption: I've got that "air moving past our wings" feeling, guys.

View of a sailboat for under water. Caption: the keel and sail work together

Still image from: The Space Gal: F-18 Flight With the Blue Angels

Aerial view of green and brown fields divided into sections with building complexes to the sides.

Still image from: What Is the International Space Station?

Two planes connected at the wings fly through the sky toward us. Text reads, "Why Were These Two Planes Stuck Together?"

Closeup of head and chest of a falcon. Caption: But only now does he have the bird

Person in the open cockpit of a small plane. Caption: (narrator) The route stretches about 3,000 miles

Still image from: Xploration Awesome Planet: Master Designer

Man looks up as a parachuter lands in a snowy field in front of him. Another man watches near the tailgate of his truck.

Still image from: Xploration Earth 2050: Drones