Category: Space

Transcript (music) Mission control:TRN Safety Bravo. Mission commentator Swati Mohan: We have completed our Terrain Relative Navigation, current speed is about 30 meters per second, altitude of about 300 meters off the surface of Mars. Narrator: In the next season of “On a Mission,” we’ll be transported to the planet Mars with NASA’s rovers: Sojourner. Spirit. Opportunity. Curiosity. Perseverance. Mission commentator Swati Mohan: Sky crane maneuver has started. About 20 meters off the surface. Narrator: We’ll learn whywe keep driving rovers around the fourth rock from the Sun, and hear stories from mission scientists and engineers about how we’ve…

Episode description:   NASA has a record of Earth observations going back more than 50 years. What might be in store for the next 50 years? In this finale of our Earth series, we hear from two scientists helping to chart the course of NASA Earth science. There are still many unanswered questions about our home planet. As the only planet that we know to have life, studying Earth is also crucial as NASA searches for other habitable worlds.  [Music: Curiosity by SYSTEM Sounds]   PADI BOYD: You’re listening to NASA’s Curious Universe. I’m your host Padi Boyd.   JACOB PINTER: And…

From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week on the official podcast of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Listen to in-depth conversations with the astronauts, scientists and engineers who make it possible. On episode 391, NASA astronaut Stan Love discusses the challenges of sending humans to Mars and what it will take to get us to the Red Planet. This episode was recorded May 18, 2018. Transcript Dane Turner: Houston, we have a podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center, Episode 391;…

Joshua Santora: Sometimes history inspires us. John F. Kennedy: I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. Joshua Santora: Sometimes we find ourselves in the middle of history being made. Jim Bridenstine: The next American man and the first woman ever will be Americans on the surface of the moon within five years. Launch Countdown Sequence: EGS Program chief engineer verifying no constraints to launch. Three, two, one, and lift off. Welcome to space. Joshua Santora:…

NARRATOR In this third episode of a five-part series about NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration, we’ll look at the LCRD flight payload, which launched on the U.S. Space Force’s Space Test Program Satellite-6 earlier this month, December of 2021. I’m Danny Baird. This is “The Invisible Network.” … GLENN JACKSON My name is Glenn Jackson and I’m the project manager for the Laser Communications Relay Demo. NARRATOR Glenn leads a team of scientists, engineers, and technicians who worked diligently over many years to assure the success of LCRD’s path to launch and continue to work towards on-orbit testing of…

NASA in Silicon Valley Live is a talk show that features conversations with scientists, researchers, engineers and all-around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. In this episode streamed on Nov. 8, 2018, we talk with some brilliant wonder women of NASA about their research, what it’s like to work at NASA’s Ames Research Center and more! Video with captions: Source link

In space, we have to expect the unexpected. Sunny Panjwani of NASA’s Johnson Space Center shares how he got thrown into an emergency situation on his first day as a flight controller. His team makes sure that astronauts have a safe environment on board the International Space Station. Learn how he got to NASA and how he handles high-pressure circumstances in and out of Mission Control. Jim Green: For more than 20 years, the International Space Station has been in space with astronauts safely on board. Jim Green: But what happens if something goes wrong? Sunny Panjwani:In the training…

Suscríbete vía Google Podcasts HOST NOELIA GONZÁLEZ: Station, this is Noelia González with NASA en español. How do you hear me? Frank Rubio Noelia, buenas tardes, te escucho muy bien. HOST NOELIA GONZÁLEZ: ¡Hola Frank! ¿Cambiamos al español? Frank Rubio Sí, claro. Qué gusto saludarte de nuevo, han sido unos cuantos meses. [Música Violetta, por Bennett] HOST NOELIA GONZÁLEZ: La verdad, hablamos contigo un mes después de que habías llegado y estamos muy, muy contentos de que nos hayas dado este tiempito. Entonces, primero voy a pedir que te presentes… Frank Rubio Buenos días, hola. Soy el astronauta Frank…

Transcript (Mars wind as recorded by Perseverance rover) [0:04] Narrator: Listen closely. Do you hear that? (Mars wind as recorded by Perseverance rover) Narrator: That’s the sound of wind… on Mars. This wind blew past Perseverance rover, a six-wheeled vehicle driving on Mars today. The rover has two microphones that allow us, for the first time, to hear what it would be like to stand on the surface of this alien planet. (Mars wind as recorded by Perseverance rover) [0:35] Narrator: Mars has no birds or insects, no rustling trees, no thunderstorms or babbling brooks or crashing ocean waves.…

From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week on the official podcast of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Listen to in-depth conversations with the astronauts, scientists and engineers who make it possible. On episode 392, three astronauts from the agency’s most recent class discuss their first year of training and answer questions from our listeners. This episode was recorded May 30, 2025. Transcript Joseph Zakrzewski (Host) Houston We Have a Podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center, Episode 392: Ask An Astronaut…

To see Earth from space is to be forever changed by the view. Since Alan Shepard became the first American to lay eyes on our home planet from above, countless NASA astronauts have described feeling awed by the astonishing sight and a profound shift in perspective that followed. This unique experience is known as the overview effect – a term coined in 1987 by space philosopher and author Frank White in a book of the same name. The phenomenon creates powerful changes in the way astronauts think about Earth and life and can be particularly strong for those who…

Joshua Santora: Pluto is not a planet… or is it? Next on the “Rocket Ranch.” [ Bird cries ] Launch Countdown Sequence: EGS Program Chief Engineer, verify no constraints to launch. EGS Chief Engineer team has no constraints. I copy that. You are clear to launch. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and lift-off. All clear. Now passing through max Q, maximum dynamic pressure. Welcome to space. [ Whipcrack, theme music plays ] Joshua Santora: Alright. So, I am in the booth now with Dr. Alan Stern. Dr. Stern, thank you for joining me today. Alan Stern: Hey, Joshua, it’s…

NARRATOR In this fourth episode of a five-part series about the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration, we’ll look at LCRD’s ground segment, travelling across the Unites States to explore infrastructure in Hawaii, California, and New Mexico. We’ll encounter disparate and complex systems working harmoniously to empower LCRD’s flight system and its host spacecraft, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Test Program Satellite-6. I’m Danny Baird. This is “The Invisible Network.” … NARRATOR We begin our journey at the White Sands Complex in Las Cruces, New Mexico. There, NASA operates the entire LCRD system. MIRIAM WENNERSTEN My name is Miriam Wennersten, and…

NASA in Silicon Valley Live is a talk show that features conversations with scientists, researchers, engineers and all-around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. In this episode streamed on Nov. 15, 2018, we talk about the science of heat shields, how spacecraft survive the extreme temperatures experienced during atmospheric entry and more! Video with captions: Source link

The James Webb Space Telescope, which launched Dec. 25, will allow us to see the farthest galaxies and better understand the origins of the Milky Way. Aaron Yung at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center is preparing for these historic observations by simulating what Webb will see in the early universe. But Aaron’s path to mind-bending research wasn’t easy. When he came to the United States as a teenager, he spoke a different native language and didn’t have the preparation other kids had for math and physics. Learn about Aaron’s journey in this episode of Gravity Assist. Jim Green: Our…

Suscríbete vía Google Podcasts [Sonido de olas de mar y gaviotas]  Carlos Del Castillo  Esto debería ser el planeta Océano, no el planeta Tierra. Lo que pasa en el océano afecta lo que pasa a miles de millas tierra adentro.  [Música Perpetual Wonder, por St. Laurent]  Carlos Del Castillo  NASA obviamente nos conocemos por estudiar el espacio, pero es por esta misma razón, porque tenemos la tecnología y el conocimiento de poner instrumentos en el espacio que podemos virar y mirar a nuestro propio planeta desde la gran perspectiva de la órbita alrededor de la Tierra y poder ver…

Transcript (music) Narrator: On July 4, 1827, the state of New York abolished slavery. Sixteen years later, Isabella Baumfree, who’d been enslaved since birth, considered the course her life had taken. [0:19] There were the countless cruelties and indignities she’d suffered as a slave – including being sold at age 9 from the household that held her parents, as just one among a flock of sheep, and later having her own children taken from her to also be sold. After she was freed, she’d joined a religious group that she thought shared her values, but they took her small…

From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week on the official podcast of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Listen to in-depth conversations with the astronauts, scientists and engineers who make it possible. On episode 393, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 quartet each dive into their paths to space and what lies ahead aboard the International Space Station. This episode was recorded in February and March 2025. Transcript Kenna Pell Houston, We Have a Podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of NASA Johnson Space Center. Episode 393: Crew-11. I’m Kenna Pell,…

When the Orion spacecraft carries the first Artemis crews to the Moon and back, it will rely on the European Service Module contributed by ESA (European Space Agency) to make the journey. The service module provides electrical power generation, propulsion, temperature control, and consumable storage for Orion, up to the moment it separates from the crew module prior to re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere. For the first six Artemis missions – Artemis I through Artemis VI – NASA and ESA will use a refurbished Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) engine from the space shuttle program as the European Service Module’s main…

NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency’s Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission, which aims to understand why, when, and where tropical convective storms form, and why some storms produce extreme weather. The mission will launch on the company’s Alpha rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The selection is part of NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. This contract allows the agency to make fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity awards during VADR’s five-year ordering period, with a maximum total value of $300 million across all contracts.…

West Virginia native and NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson would turn 103 this year on the same day as Women’s Equality Day, and many of those working at her namesake facility in Fairmont see a fitting connection. Today, NASA’s Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility bears her name and legacy housing a program that assures NASA’s safety and mission critical systems and software will operate reliably, safely and securely. Many women from diverse backgrounds are currently part of that program and look to Johnson’s life and achievements in the work they do. Trailblazer, contribution, extraordinary and perseverance are just…

Some 74,000 years ago, the Toba volcano in Indonesia exploded with a force 1,000 times more powerful than the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. The mystery is what happened after that – namely, to what degree that extreme explosion might have cooled global temperatures. When it comes to the most powerful volcanoes, researchers have long speculated how post-eruption global cooling – sometimes called volcanic winter – could potentially pose a threat to humanity. Previous studies agreed that some planet-wide cooling would occur but diverged on how much. Estimates have ranged from 3.6 to 14 degrees Fahrenheit (2 to…

Derrol Nail: And with the number one overall pick in the Kennedy Space Center NFL Draft, NASA selects Jacksonville, Jaguar quarterback and aerospace engineer Josh Dobbs. Next on the Rocket Ranch. Launch Countdown Sequence: EGS program chief engineer. Verifying no constraints to launch. Three, two, one, and liftoff. Welcome to space. Derrol Nail: NASA’s internship program now has an NFL quarterback in its ranks. Josh Dobbs of the Jacksonville Jaguars has a degree in aerospace engineering and thanks to the NFL Players Association’s externship program, he is now working as an intern at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida…

NARRATOR In this final episode of a five-part series about the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration, we’ll encounter some upcoming optical communications missions that build on the success of LCRD, testing new and unique capabilities and providing missions with incredible data rates over laser links. I’m Danny Baird. This is “The Invisible Network.” … KENDALL MAULDIN My name is Kendall Mauldin, and I am the… Chief of the Technology Enterprise Mission Pathfinder Office — known as TEMPO — at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. NARRATOR Earlier in his career, Kendall actually worked on LCRD. KENDALL MAULDIN I was in charge…