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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 15: 20 YEARS OF CHANDRA DISCOVERIES

Jul 24, 2019 | Transcript | 25:18
Chandra X-ray Observatory Project Manager Helen Cole and Project Scientist Martin Weisskopf discuss 20 years of exploring the extreme universe. Read More

EPISODE 14: APOLLO LUNAR LANDING TRAINING

Jul 10, 2019 | Transcript | 15:18
Lisa Jones, NASA Landing and Impact Research Facility Manager, discusses the facility where the Apollo astronauts trained for the lunar landing. Read More

EPISODE 13: APOLLO LEGACIES AND LESSONS LEARNED

Jun 26, 2019 | Transcript | 27:50
Award-winning journalist, space historian and author Andrew Chaikin discusses the Apollo Program, almost 50 years after the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Read More

EPISODE 12: FLIGHT DEMONSTRATIONS AND CAPABILITIES

Jun 12, 2019 | Transcript | 34:47
Brent Cobleigh, NASA Flight Demonstrations and Capabilities Project Manager, discusses new technologies that could transform air travel. Read More

EPISODE 11: COMMERCIAL CREW

May 29, 2019 | Transcript | 22:32
Jon Cowart, a veteran space engineer, discusses NASA’s Commercial Crew Program and progress toward launching astronauts from American soil. Read More

EPISODE 10: CONCURRENT ENGINEERING

May 15, 2019 | Transcript | 16:03
The European Space Agency’s Torsten Bieler discusses how ESA uses concurrent engineering. Read More

EPISODE 09: MARS OPPORTUNITY ROVER MISSION

May 01, 2019 | Transcript | 30:07
Abigail Fraeman, deputy project scientist on the Mars Exploration Rover mission, discusses the Opportunity rover mission. Read More

EPISODE 08: ENGINEERING NASA’S SCIENCE MISSIONS

Apr 17, 2019 | Transcript | 33:12
Joe Gasbarre, NASA Science Mission Directorate Chief Engineer, discusses the engineering side of science missions. Read More

EPISODE 07: SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA NATIONAL TOUR

Apr 03, 2019 | Transcript | 19:43
Mike Ciannilli, the agency’s manager of the Apollo, Challenger, Columbia Lessons Learned Program, previews the Space Shuttle Columbia National Tour. Read More