
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 98: VOYAGER
Voyager Project Manager Suzanne Dodd discusses NASA's longest-operating mission and the only spacecraft to explore interstellar space. Read More

EPISODE 97: MARS INSIGHT
NASA Mars InSight Lander Principal Investigator Bruce Banerdt discusses the first mission dedicated to studying the deep interior of Mars. Read More

EPISODE 96: AIRWORTHINESS
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Chief Engineer CJ Bixby discusses what it takes to achieve airworthiness. Read More

EPISODE 95: DEVELOPMENTAL ASSIGNMENTS
NASA's Nick Jedrich and Andrew Maynard discuss the benefits of developmental assignments. Read More

EPISODE 94: MARS SAMPLE RETURN
Mars Sample Return Scientists Lindsay Hays and Meenakshi Wadhwa discuss the mission to return samples from the surface of Mars to Earth. Read More

EPISODE 93: CIRCUIT THEORY APPLICATION TO ANIMAL MOVEMENT
The Nature Conservancy's Kim Hall discusses the use of NASA Earth observation data to map animal movement and patterns. Read More

EPISODE 92: EVOLVED STRUCTURES
NASA Research Engineer Ryan McClelland discusses digital engineering technologies that are transforming classical engineering tasks and processes. Read More

EPISODE 91: OSAM-1
OSAM-1 Lead Systems Engineer Wendy Morgenstern discusses NASA's On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 mission to robotically refuel a satellite that wasn't designed to be serviced. Read More

EPISODE 90: EFFECTS OF SPACE RADIATION
NASA Space Radiation Element Scientist Robin Elgart discusses research aimed at reducing radiation health risks. Read More