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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 55: PSYCHE MISSION

Mar 10, 2021 | Transcript | 19:40
Psyche Mission Co-investigator Ben Weiss discusses the mission to a unique metal asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. Read More
Exploding star

EPISODE 54: ASTROPHYSICS PIONEERS PROGRAM

Feb 24, 2021 | Transcript | 18:01
NASA Astrophysicist and Pioneers Program Lead Scientist Michael Garcia discusses the new program’s first mission concepts selected for further development. Read More

EPISODE 53: INGENUITY MARS HELICOPTER

Feb 10, 2021 | Transcript | 35:18
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Chief Engineer Bob Balaram discusses the first experimental aircraft flight on another planet. Read More
Episode 52, Mars Perseverance Rover Science

EPISODE 52: MARS PERSEVERANCE ROVER SCIENCE

Jan 26, 2021 | Transcript | 36:09
Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Deputy Project Scientist Katie Stack Morgan discusses science objectives of NASA’s first astrobiology-focused mission to the Red Planet. Read More

EPISODE 51: ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY NATIONAL CAMPAIGN

Jan 13, 2021 | Transcript | 24:33
NASA Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign Deputy Lead Shivanjli Sharma discusses the "third revolution" in aviation. Read More

EPISODE 50: FUTURISTIC SPACE TECHNOLOGIES

Dec 09, 2020 | Transcript | 55:28
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Program Executive Jason Derleth discusses visionary concepts that could transform future space missions. Read More

EPISODE 49: NEEMO CASE STUDY DECONSTRUCTED

Nov 25, 2020 | Transcript | 36:52
NASA’s Bill Todd and Joyce Abbey and retired Astronaut Nicole Stott discuss NEEMO and a new case study they developed about the unique undersea analog. Read More
Mars Landing Retropropulsion Simulation

EPISODE 48: MARS LANDING RETROPROPULSION SIMULATION

Nov 10, 2020 | Transcript | 38:23
NASA's Michelle Munk, Ashley Korzun and Eric Nielsen discuss the impact of state-of-the-art computing on future NASA missions. Read More
International Space Station

EPISODE 47: ISS 20 – SPACE STATION COMPLEXITY

Oct 28, 2020 | Transcript | 39:33
International Space Station Flight Director Royce Renfrew discusses the complexity of the orbiting laboratory as NASA counts up to 20 years of continuous human presence in space. Read More