Mars & Beyond
NASA’s Search for Life on Mars
How will we know if there is life on Mars? What geological clues can our Martian orbiters and rovers search for and collect samples of to return home to Earth? […]
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NASA’s Search for Life on Mars
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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The Changing Face of Mars
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.
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JPL and the Space Age: The Breaking Point
Landing on Mars
“Landing on Mars” is the story of Opportunity and Spirit surviving a massive solar flare during cruise, the now well-known “six minutes of terror,” and what came close to being […]
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Landing on Mars
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center: The Beginning
On September 8, 1960, President Dwight David Eisenhower formally dedicated the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as a new field installation of the National Aeronautics and […]
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NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center: The Beginning
The Von Kármán Lecture Series: Curiosity: A Decade on Mars
Ten years and over 17 miles of driving has taught us there is more to Mars than we could ever imagine. We’ll take a look at highlights from the past […]
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The Von Kármán Lecture Series: Curiosity: A Decade on Mars
The Von Kármán Lecture Series: InSight End of Mission: Our Time on Mars
The InSight Mission to Mars began its journey to the Red Planet in May 2018. Upon its arrival in November 2018, InSight began an ambitious mission to reveal the internal […]
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The Von Kármán Lecture Series: InSight End of Mission: Our Time on Mars
The Von Kármán Lecture Series: Perseverance: Two Years on Mars
Throughout its exploration of the region, Perseverance will collect promising samples, seal them in tubes, and store them in its chassis until they are deposited on the Martian surface for […]
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The Von Kármán Lecture Series: Perseverance: Two Years on Mars
Mars in a Minute: How Do You Land on Mars?
Getting a spacecraft to Mars is one thing; getting it safely to the ground is a whole other challenge! This 60-second video from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory explains three ways […]
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Mars in a Minute: How Do You Land on Mars?
Leaders in Lidar: Go Back to Mars
After the devastating loss of Mars Observer, the Goddard team mourns and regroups to build a second MOLA instrument for the Mars Global Surveyor mission. But before their laser altimeter […]
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Leaders in Lidar: Go Back to Mars
JPL and the Space Age: The Pathfinders
This episode retraces the journey of this daring mission to Mars that captured the imagination of people around the world with its dramatic landing and its tiny rover – the […]
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JPL and the Space Age: The Pathfinders
JPL and the Space Age: Triumph at Saturn (Part I)
Chronicling the story of NASA’s Cassini mission, using rare archival footage and interviews with pioneering engineers and scientists retelling the stories of many of humanity’s first steps into the cosmos.
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JPL and the Space Age: Triumph at Saturn (Part I)
SPACE OUT: Rings of Saturn
Turn on, tune in, and space out to relaxing music and stunning ultra high-definition visuals of our cosmic neighborhood
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SPACE OUT: Rings of Saturn
NASA’s Documentary Film: Hubble25
In its quarter-century in orbit, the Hubble Space Telescope has transformed the way we understand the universe, helped us find our place among the stars, and paved the way to […]
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