EPISODE 109: NASA ENGINEERING AND SAFETY CENTER

NASA Engineering and Safety Center Director Tim Wilson discusses the NESC’s contributions to NASA mission success.

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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.

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Jim Sarafin is diving with an astronaut. The astronaut is in their spacesuit. Credit: NASA

EPISODE 108: UNDERWATER TRAINING FOR ASTRONAUTS

May 17, 2023 | Transcript | 18:12

NASA Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Critical Systems Engineer Jim Sarafin discusses training astronauts for spacewalks. Read More

NASA Glenn researcher Tim Peshek shows off a new type of ultrathin solar cell, known as a ‘perovskite’ because of its structure. These solar cells show promise for space applications because of their high efficiency and radiation tolerance and open the door to extremely low cost and large solar arrays for spacecraft or lunar surface habitats.

EPISODE 107: PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS

May 03, 2023 | Transcript | 17:22

NASA Research Electrical Engineer Lyndsey McMillon-Brown discusses development of perovskite solar cell technology for Moon and Mars exploration. Read More

This illustration depicts the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite with solar arrays fully deployed. Credit: NASA/JPL

EPISODE 106: SURFACE WATER AND OCEAN TOPOGRAPHY

Apr 19, 2023 | Transcript | 31:33

Surface Water and Ocean Topography Project Manager Parag Vaze discusses the first global survey of Earth's surface water. Read More

A view of the Perseverance rover drill. NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Left Mastcam-Z camera on March 7, 2022 (Sol 371) at the local mean solar time of 15:34:26. Credit: NASA

EPISODE 105: SAMPLES FROM MARS

Apr 05, 2023 | Transcript | 23:23

Mars Sample Return Deputy Lead Scientist Lindsay Hays discusses plans to bring the first samples of Mars material to Earth. Read More

Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans rotated the engine section for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket from a vertical to horizontal position to prepare it for joining to the rest of the rocket’s core stage on Sept. 13. Credit: NASA

EPISODE 104: WORKPLACE SAFETY CULTURE

Mar 22, 2023 | Transcript | 44:27

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, and Associate Administrator Bob Cabana discuss the importance of a strong safety culture. Read More

A historical black and white photo of two young women, Michele Brekke and Susan Creasy, who were working in the shuttle mission simulator. To keep warm, they were wearing coats from the STS-2 crew–Joe Engle and Dick Truly. This image is used as a cover for the book “Making Space for Women” by Jennifer Ross-Nazzal. The image is symbolizing that women became accepted and a part of NASA’s culture as the workforce became more diverse. Credit: NASA

EPISODE 103: LEGACY OF INSPIRATION

Mar 08, 2023 | Transcript | 30:10

NASA Human Spaceflight Historian Jennifer Ross-Nazzal discusses how careers for women have changed over the past 50 years as the workforce has become more diverse. Read More

EPISODE 102: LEGACY OF CONNECTION

Feb 22, 2023 | Transcript | 18:03

NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Rob Grant discusses the agency’s Black History Month theme: Building a Legacy of Achievement, Connection, and Knowledge. Read More

A realistic 3D rendering of the Orion spacecraft floating close to the Moon, with the Moon in the background. Credit: NASA

EPISODE 101: ARTEMIS MISSIONS

Feb 08, 2023 | Transcript | 30:39

Artemis Mission Manager Mike Sarafin discusses Artemis I and NASA's increasingly complex Moon to Mars missions. Read More

2017 NASA astronaut candidate Jessica Watkins is helped into a spacesuit prior to underwater spacewalk training at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston. Credit: NASA/David DeHoyos

EPISODE 100: NASA’S EXTRAORDINARY WORKFORCE

Jan 25, 2023 | Transcript | 13:33

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy discusses NASA's positive impact on humanity—and the people who make it happen. Read More

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