Tech on Deck: Raven
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, […]
Topic: Technology
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Tech on Deck: Raven
Tech on Deck: NExIS on the ISS
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 […]
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Tech on Deck: NExIS on the ISS
Tech on Deck: Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
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 […]
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Tech on Deck: Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
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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NASA’s Documentary Film: Hubble25
Mars in a Minute: Is Mars Really Red?
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.
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Mars in a Minute: Is Mars Really Red?
Landsat 9: Designing For The Future
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 […]
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Landsat 9: Designing For The Future
Rising Waters Sea Level: NASA Infrastructure
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 […]
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Rising Waters Sea Level: NASA Infrastructure
So, You Want to Build a Satellite
Using the MAVEN mission as an example, this video describes the steps a proposed mission must go through before construction even begins.
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So, You Want to Build a Satellite
The How-To Guide to Satellites: The Design Review
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 […]
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The How-To Guide to Satellites: The Design Review
Landsat 8: A Decade of Service
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 […]
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Landsat 8: A Decade of Service
Landsat 9: Plays Well With Others
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 […]
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Landsat 9: Plays Well With Others
What Is A CubeSat?
Learn the basics of CubeSats, the small spacecraft that schools, universities and institutions are designing and building to perform missions previously requiring massive, expensive satellites.
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