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 […]
Topic: History
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JPL and the Space Age: The Changing Face of Mars
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
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
Assignment: Shoot the Moon (1967)
This film summarizes the exploration of the Moon conducted through uncrewed Ranger, Surveyor, and Lunar Orbiter spacecraft and shows how such detailed data and photography contributed to the first crewed […]
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Assignment: Shoot the Moon (1967)
STS-76 Mission Highlights
The flight crew of the STS-76 mission, Cmdr. Kevin P. Chilton, Pilot Richard A. Searfoss, and Mission Specialists Shannon W. Lucid, Linda M. Godwin, Michael R. Clifford, and Ronald M. […]
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STS-76 Mission Highlights
STS-67 Mission Highlights
The Space Shuttle Mission, STS-67, is highlighted in this video. Flight crew (Stephen S. Oswald (Commander), William G. Gregory (Pilot), Tamara E. Jernigan, Wendy B. Lawrence, John M. Grunfeld (Mission […]
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STS-67 Mission Highlights
STS-91Mission Highlights
Space Shuttle Flight 91 (STS-91) Post Flight Presentation, narrated by the astronauts (17 minutes). Launch: June 2, 1998. Crew: Charles J. Precourt, Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, Wendy B. Lawrence, Franklin […]
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