Moon 101: Introduction to the Moon
“Moon 101” is a series that features interviews with Apollo-era rocket scientists and engineers telling their stories about how they did it and lessons learned. In this curriculum, some of […]
Topic: History
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Moon 101: Introduction to the Moon
Apollo 14: Mission to Fra Mauro
The 1971 Apollo 14 mission to Fra Mauro, a lunar highland area, is highlighted in this video. The mission’s primary goal was the collection of lunar rocks and soil samples […]
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Apollo 14: Mission to Fra Mauro
Apollo 13: Houston, We’ve Got a Problem
This video contains historical footage of the flight of Apollo 13, the fifth lunar mission and the third spacecraft that was to land on the Moon. Apollo 13’s launch date […]
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Apollo 13: Houston, We’ve Got a Problem
Apollo 13: Home Safe
This 30-minute documentary features interviews with Apollo 13 astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise, as well as Flight Directors Gene Kranz and Glynn Lunney, with engineer Hank Rotter. Produced and […]
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Apollo 13: Home Safe
JPL and the Space Age: 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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JPL and the Space Age: Landing on Mars
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)
JPL and the Space Age: The Stuff of Dreams
This episode tells the story of the Voyagers’ astounding successes and unexpected discoveries – but most of all, it’s a tale of perseverance by people and machines struggling against forces […]
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JPL and the Space Age: The Stuff of Dreams
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: 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
JPL and the Space Age: Saving Galileo
“Saving Galileo” tells how, despite many challenges and limitations, Galileo proved a resounding success.
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JPL and the Space Age: Saving Galileo
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: The Footsteps of Voyager
Drawing on rare film footage as well as the memories of the engineers and scientists who were there, about the first mission to orbit an outer planet.
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