Big Brain News Ep. 7: Gold Medals, Gentle Museums, and a Rocket That’s Rehearsing

Big Brain News — Episode 7 (02/22/2026) What we cover: • Winter Olympics teamwork: Team USA earns its 11th gold medal of the Games in freeski mixed team aerials, setting a new U.S. Winter Olympics gold-medal record. • Sensory-friendly museums: The Museum of the Moving Image in NYC hosts “Access Mornings,” offering a calmer, less-crowded time designed especially for children on the autism spectrum. • Space practice: Firefly Aerospace prepares for another Alpha rocket test mission (planned no earlier than 02/27/2026), highlighting how engineers test, learn, and try again. Key words (kid-friendly): • Team event: People take turns and combine scores. • Sensory-friendly: Adjusting lights, sounds, and crowding to help visitors feel comfortable. • Reliable: Working the same safe way again and again. • Satellite: A machine that travels around Earth in space. Parent/Teacher Corner: Use these stories to discuss practice, planning, and designing spaces that work for many different needs. Discussion questions: 1) What’s one place you’d like to be quieter or less crowded, and how could we make that happen? 2) When something doesn’t work the first time, what helps you try again?