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 107: PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS
NASA Research Electrical Engineer Lyndsey McMillon-Brown discusses development of perovskite solar cell technology for Moon and Mars exploration. Read More
EPISODE 106: SURFACE WATER AND OCEAN TOPOGRAPHY
Surface Water and Ocean Topography Project Manager Parag Vaze discusses the first global survey of Earth's surface water. Read More
EPISODE 105: SAMPLES FROM MARS
Mars Sample Return Deputy Lead Scientist Lindsay Hays discusses plans to bring the first samples of Mars material to Earth. Read More
EPISODE 104: WORKPLACE SAFETY CULTURE
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, and Associate Administrator Bob Cabana discuss the importance of a strong safety culture. Read More
EPISODE 103: LEGACY OF INSPIRATION
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 101: ARTEMIS MISSIONS
Artemis Mission Manager Mike Sarafin discusses Artemis I and NASA's increasingly complex Moon to Mars missions. Read More
EPISODE 100: NASA’S EXTRAORDINARY WORKFORCE
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy discusses NASA's positive impact on humanity—and the people who make it happen. Read More
EPISODE 99: WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE’S FIRST YEAR
NASA James Webb Space Telescope Mission Systems Engineer Mike Menzel discusses highlights of the observatory's first year in space. Read More
EPISODE 98: VOYAGER
Voyager Project Manager Suzanne Dodd discusses NASA's longest-operating mission and the only spacecraft to explore interstellar space. Read More