JPL and the Space Age: The Breaking Point
“The Breaking Point” tells the story of the demise of the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander missions and the abrupt end of NASA’s “Faster, Better, Cheaper” era.
Language: English
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JPL and the Space Age: The Breaking Point
JPL and the Space Age: The Changing Face of Mars
“The Changing Face of Mars” reveals, through archival footage and interviews with key scientists and engineers, JPL’s first roles in exploring the Red Planet, from Mariner 4 through the 1976 […]
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JPL and the Space Age: The Changing Face of Mars
The Color of Space: The Series | Charlie Bolden
In this riveting inaugural episode of “The Color of Space,” we delve deep into the extraordinary life of Charlie Bolden, a man whose journey took him to the helm of […]
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The Color of Space: The Series | Charlie Bolden
Go For Assembly: Building The International Space Station (1997)
An overview of the improvements made on the spacewalking suits and equipment used to assemble the International Space Station (ISS) while in orbit is presented. Details are given on the […]
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Go For Assembly: Building The International Space Station (1997)
Space Shuttle: A Remarkable Flying Machine
This film documents the first historic flight of a space shuttle, the U.S. spacecraft Columbia, which launched on April 12, 1981. The footage highlights liftoff, the onboard activities of astronauts […]
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Space Shuttle: A Remarkable Flying Machine
Eclipse 2017: Through the Eyes of NASA
During the eclipse, 14 states across the U.S. were in the path of totality and experienced more than two minutes of darkness in the middle of the day – with […]
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Eclipse 2017: Through the Eyes of NASA
New Horizons – Summiting the Solar System: Part 2
On January 1, 2019, Ultima Thule, an object in the Kuiper Belt 4 billion miles from Earth, will be the most ancient and most distant world ever explored close-up. Ultima […]
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New Horizons – Summiting the Solar System: Part 2
New Horizons – Summiting the Solar System: Part 1
On January 1, 2019, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flies by a small Kuiper Belt object known scientifically as 2014 MU69, but nicknamed “Ultima Thule.” Ultima is 4 billion miles from […]
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New Horizons – Summiting the Solar System: Part 1
NASA’s Traveler: Guide to Visiting a Gamma-Ray Burst
Are you looking for a new vacation spot? Perhaps one with spectacular fireworks? While gamma-ray bursts produce brilliant displays of light across the entire spectrum, we cannot recommend visiting one.
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NASA’s Traveler: Guide to Visiting a Gamma-Ray Burst
NASA’s Traveler: Field Guide to Black Hole Records
Even though you’ve learned about basic black holes, and fancy black holes, and social black holes, and giant black holes, there are always stranger things out there! In this final […]
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NASA’s Traveler: Field Guide to Black Hole Records
NASA’s Traveler: Field Guide to Social Supermassive Black Holes
It’s not just smaller black holes that have all the fun – really, really massive black holes also enjoy being the center of attention! Watch this chapter to learn more […]
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NASA’s Traveler: Field Guide to Social Supermassive Black Holes
NASA’s Traveler: Field Guide to Fancy Black Holes
Once you’ve gotten the hang of basic black holes, you might want to search for some fancier ones. That’s great! But, before you do, refer to this convenient chapter to […]
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