Tech on Deck: RRM Phase 1 & 2
Last week you heard about how we use the International Space Station to test technologies in space before they’re put to action in NASA missions. In this episode of Tech […]
Last week you heard about how we use the International Space Station to test technologies in space before they’re put to action in NASA missions. In this episode of Tech […]
00:03:47
What has three “eyes,” swivels, and images spacecraft from its perch on the International Space Station? The Raven module, of course! This technology demonstration uses visible, infrared, and Lidar sensors, […]
00:05:23
Making sustainable human exploration of space a reality will require a myriad of never-before-seen technologies. Before new tech is used in a mission to the Moon, Mars, or beyond, it […]
00:03:40
Did you know there is an instrument outside the International Space Station sifting through cosmic ray particles to help us learn more about the origins of our universe? The Alpha […]
00:04:57
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 […]
00:32:00
Mars is often known as the Red Planet, but is it really red? This 60-second video answers one of the most frequently asked questions about our planetary neighbor.
00:01:00
The soon-to-be-launched Landsat 9 is the intellectual and technical product of eight generations of Landsat missions, spanning nearly 50 years. Episode 2 takes us inside the spacecraft, showing how Landsat […]
00:06:16
A look at how NASA is dealing with the threat of sea level rise to its coastal infrastructure, particularly at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and Ames Research Center […]
00:12:35
Using the MAVEN mission as an example, this video describes the steps a proposed mission must go through before construction even begins.
00:01:18
Building satellites isn’t easy. They’re complex, expensive, and not to mention hard to make! This is why whenever NASA makes a new satellite–like the MAVEN mission to Mars–its scientists and […]
00:01:18
This February marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of Landsat 8, launched by NASA in 2013 and operated by the US Geological Survey. Equipped with its Operational Land Imager […]
00:09:09
Landsat is not the only satellite orbiting Earth and sending back data. It takes a team of data sets to get the full picture of what’s happening down on the […]
00:06:16