Surprisingly STEM: Space Waste Engineer
As the saying goes, “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure” and at NASA, Annie Meier is that person! Annie is a space waste engineer working on technologies to convert […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Space Waste Engineer
Surprisingly STEM: Microgravity Plant Scientist
Matt Mickens, a NASA horticulturalist, is a pretty fun-gi! In his in-tree-guing role, he researches methods for the unique challenge of growing plants in space! Learn more about how Matt […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Microgravity Plant Scientist
Surprisingly STEM: Astronaut Fitness Trainer
Get pumped to learn about Corey Twine’s journey from training athletes, to soldiers, to astronauts! Maintaining good health and fitness is critical for humans living and working in space. To […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Astronaut Fitness Trainer
Surprisingly STEM: Space Food Scientist
NASA space food scientist Xulei Wu dishes on what considerations go into preparing food for the astronauts on the International Space Station. Learn how Wu trains astronauts for dining in […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Space Food Scientist
Surprisingly STEM: Space Tire Engineer
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads… but we still need tires! In this episode, we rolled on over to NASA’s Glenn Research Center where engineer Heather Oravec is reinventing […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Space Tire Engineer
Surprisingly STEM: Soft Robotics Engineers
‘Doing the robot’ on the dance floor would look more like ‘doing the worm’ if the dance move was inspired by soft robots! Soft robotics is an exciting subcategory of […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Soft Robotics Engineers
STEMonstrations: Five Senses
NASA Astronaut Shane Kimbrough talks about the five senses – sight, taste, smell, hearing and touch from aboard the International Space Station. Watch as Shane describe how astronauts use each […]
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STEMonstrations: Five Senses
STEMonstration: Nutrition
Watch NASA astronaut Scott Tingle demonstrate the importance of astronaut nutrition on the International Space Station! Do you have what it takes to stay healthy in space?
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STEMonstration: Nutrition
STEMonstrations: Centripetal Force
NASA Astronaut Shane Kimbrough discusses centripetal force and its connection to keeping the International Space Station safely orbiting Earth. Watch JAXA astronaut Aki Hoshide demonstrate centripetal force in the weightless-simulated […]
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STEMonstrations: Centripetal Force
STEMonstrations: Engineering Design – Trusses
The structure of the International Space Station relies heavily on a series of trusses engineered to withstand compression, tension, torsion and shear forces the station may encounter in low-Earth orbit. […]
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STEMonstrations: Engineering Design – Trusses
STEMonstrations: Kinetic and Potential Energy
Watch NASA astronaut Joe Acaba demonstrate kinetic and potential energy on the International Space Station by showing how an object’s potential energy changes due to its position. How can potential […]
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STEMonstrations: Kinetic and Potential Energy
STEMonstrations: Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion
Watch NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik demonstrate Newton’s Second Law of Motion on the International Space Station by applying a force to objects of different mass. Do you see the differences […]
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