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Weather to Launch
Season 1
Tim Garner, Meteorologist in Charge at the Johnson Space Center, talks about how weather affects human spaceflight, especially for launches, landings…
8 years, 7 months ago
Mars
Season 1
Dr. Doug Archer, Planetary Scientist, talks about Mars: what its made of, what it's like on the surface, and why it's such an intriguing place for hu…
8 years, 8 months ago
Orion
Season 1
Nujoud Merancy, Mission Planning and Analysis Lead for the Orion spacecraft, talks about what Orion is, how it will work, what kinds of tests are bei…
8 years, 8 months ago
Spacesuits
Season 1
Les Padilla, Hardware Manager of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), talks about spacesuits: how they work, what they're made of, how they've evo…
8 years, 8 months ago
Live from Space: Astronaut Photography
Season 1
In a live recording from space, astronauts Randy "Komrade" Bresnik, Paolo Nespoli, Joe Acaba, and Mark "Sabot" Vande Hei talk about about photography…
8 years, 8 months ago
Robotic Arms in Space
Season 1
Tim Braithwaite, Liaison Manager for the Canadian Space Agency, talks about robotic arms in space: how they were conceived and developed, how they wo…
8 years, 8 months ago
Before His First Flight
Season 1
Mark Vande Hei, U.S. astronaut, shares stories of his training and tips he learned from fellow astronauts before launching to the International Space…
8 years, 9 months ago
Leading Human Space Exploration
Season 1
Ellen Ochoa, Director of the NASA Johnson Space Center, talks about human space exploration: what we’re doing here in Texas to make it a possibility,…
8 years, 9 months ago
Mission Control
Season 1
Mary Lawrence, Flight Director in Mission Control Houston, talks about what it’s like inside Mission Control, what it takes to be a flight controller…
8 years, 9 months ago
Average Joe, Educator, Astronaut
Season 1
Joe Acaba, U.S. astronaut, talks about his time in the Marine Corps and Peace Corps, his previous missions to space, and his background as a high sch…
8 years, 9 months ago