
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 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

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