Revealing a new perspective into
the world of space exploration and the daring astronauts who make it possi
ble\, Dr. Levasseur will guide you through the Smithsonian&rsquo\;s Be
hind the Scenes at the Space Station and take you on a once-in-a-life
time virtual tour of the International Space Station. \;
You w ill learn what the astronauts do once they make it to the space station\, from experiments to repairs and so much more! Have you ever wondered if pl ants could grow in outer space? Or how the space station doesn&rsquo\;t br eak down in outer space? Or how astronauts go to the toilet in microgravit y?
\nBehind the Scenes at the Space Station is a treasure t rove of information. Did you know that during a 24-hour period\, the space station completes 16 orbits of Earth and the astronauts on board see 16 s unrises and sunsets every day? Or that the International Space Station is so enormous that it was launched in pieces and constructed in orbit?
\nBrimming with astonishing visuals\, step-by-step explanations of everyd ay space work in action\, and job profiles of the adventurous people who m ake it happen\, Dr. Levasseur&rsquo\;s tour Behind the Scenes at the Space Station is the perfect way to spend an hour and experience life in space.
\nRegister now for your all-access pass to a spectacular home in sp ace!
\nJennifer Levasseur received her
BA in history from the University of Michigan in 1999\, an MA in American
studies from The George Washington University in 2002\, and PhD in histor
y at George Mason University in 2014. Her dissertation\, \;Picture
s By Proxy: Images of Exploration and the First Decade of Astronaut Photog
raphy at NASA\, looks at the cultural significance of astronaut photo
graphy. Her book\, based on that dissertation\, Through Astronaut Eyes
: Photographing Early Human Spaceflight\, was published by Purdue Uni
versity Press in 2020. She serves as the responsible curator for the Museu
m's astronaut cameras\, chronographs\, Space Shuttle\, International Space
Station\, and contemporary human spaceflight programs.
Prior to her work at the National Air and Space Museum\, she worked as a historic interpreter at George Washington's Mount Vernon\, and did an internship at the National Portrait Gallery's Department of Photog raphy. There\, she cataloged photographs acquired through donation and dev eloped strategies for recording portrait information in the museum's elect ronic database.
\nWith over 18 years at the Museum\, Jennifer has wo rked on programs including artifact loans\, the Museum's annual Mutual Con cerns conference\, and as a representative for the department on digital a nd other exhibition projects. Most recently\, she curated the exhibit \;Outside the Spacecraft: 50 Years of Extra-Vehicular Activity&nb sp\;and currently serves as exhibition curator for the \;Moving Be yond Earth \;exhibition. She is the lead curator for a new exhibi tion\, At Home in Space\, set to open in 2025.
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