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: Explorer One
Explorer 1 traces the story of the role JPL played before the creation of NASA and how the lab was given a vital role as part of this new organization: […]
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JPL and the Space Age: Explorer One
JPL and the Space Age: Destination Moon
After the establishment of NASA in 1958, JPL’s first major assignment was to explore the Moon, taking close-up images before crash landing as part of a series of missions called […]
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JPL and the Space Age: Destination Moon
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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