Liftoff To Learning: Newton In Space

Creator: NASA Johnson Space Center Taft Broadcasting

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: This video introduces students to Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion and demonstrates how they apply to space flight. Using the microgravity environment of Earth orbit, Space Shuttle astronauts from STS-39 conduct simple force and motion demonstrations in ways not possible on Earth. The program is intended for grades 5-8.