EPISODE 154: NASA’s Air Traffic Management-eXploration Project
NASA’s Air Traffic Management-eXploration Project aims to accommodate the growing demand of traditional and emerging aircraft that share the friendly skies.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps
Tap into the experiences of NASA’s technical workforce as they develop missions to explore distant worlds—from the Moon to Mars, from Titan to Psyche. Learn how they advance technology to make aviation on Earth faster, quieter and more fuel efficient. Each biweekly episode celebrates program and project managers, engineers, scientists and thought leaders working on multiple fronts to advance aeronautics and space exploration in a bold new era of discovery. New episodes are released bi-weekly on Wednesdays.
EPISODE 153: THE UNIVERSE IN LIVING COLOR WITH SPHEREX
NASA's SPHEREx Observatory will use 102 color filters to collect data on more than 450 million galaxies along with more than 100 million stars in the Milky Way in order to explore the origins of the universe. It will also study the abundance of water ice and organic molecules throughout the galaxy. Read More
EPISODE 152: EZIE DOES IT
What can the auroras tell us about our planet’s relationship with the Sun? NASA’s EZIE mission looks into it. Read More
EPISODE 151: DESIGNING MISSIONS
NASA’s design labs are where engineers develop mission concepts and ideas for scientific instruments. Read More
EPISODE 150: URBAN AIR TAXIS
Flying air taxis? NASA is working on it with the Air Mobility Pathfinders Project. Read More
EPISODE 149: SPACECRAFT THERMAL BLANKETS
Originally a fashion designer, Paula Cain is a NASA thermal blanket technician, working to protect NASA spacecraft from the extremes of space. Read More
EPISODE 148: CELEBRATING NASA’S ENGINEERS
We celebrate NASA’s engineers who turn dreams into reality. Read More
EPISODE 147: NASA PHOTOGRAPHY – VISUAL STORYTELLING
NASA photographer Bill Ingalls talks about his journey documenting history for the agency, stakeholders, and the public. Read More
EPISODE 146: SPACE MEDICINE – BODY AND MIND
Research breakthroughs that keep astronauts healthy in space are also transforming medicine here at home. Read More
EPISODE 145: PAM MELROY: BEHIND THE STRATEGY
Former NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, who left NASA after many years of service, looks back on her career and shares her approach to designing the blueprints for key NASA exploration strategies during her tenure. Read More