Small Steps, Giant Leaps

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 74, Solar Sails 01.12.2021 28:02 ↓

NASA's Les Johnson discusses solar sail propulsion and the upcoming Near-Earth Asteroid Scout and Solar Cruiser missions.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 73, James Webb Space Telescope 17.11.2021 19:59 ↓

James Webb Space Telescope Program Director Greg Robinson discusses NASA's largest and most powerful space science telescope ever constructed.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 72, Dawn Mission 03.11.2021 31:07 ↓

NASA's Marc Rayman discusses the legacy of the Dawn mission to the two most massive bodies in the main asteroid belt.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 71, Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment 20.10.2021 25:11 ↓

Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment Principal Investigator Mike Hecht discusses the MOXIE technology demonstration that's generating oxygen on the Red Planet.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 70, Lucy Mission 06.10.2021 24:24 ↓

Lucy Deputy Project Systems Engineer Mike Sekerak discusses the first space mission to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroid swarms.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 69, Parker Solar Probe 22.09.2021 39:22 ↓

Parker Solar Probe Mission Scientist Adam Szabo discusses NASA's journey to the Sun.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 68, Lessons Learned Information System 08.09.2021 14:57 ↓

NASA Lessons Learned Program Manager Michael Bell discusses the agency's Lessons Learned Information System.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 67, Quiet Supersonic Mission 25.08.2021 20:26 ↓

NASA Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Deputy Project Manager Cathy Bahm discusses the X-59 quiet supersonic research mission.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 66, Convergent Aeronautics Solutions 11.08.2021 28:11 ↓

NASA Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project Manager Keith Wichman discusses mapping problems and solutions to transform aviation.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 65, NASA Intern Experiences 28.07.2021 19:09 ↓

NASA Intern Nick Syracuse discusses his virtual internship experiences.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 64, Space Communications and Navigation 14.07.2021 20:19 ↓

NASA Space Communications and Navigation Chief Engineer Neil Mallik discusses how SCaN keeps the universe connected.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 63, OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Mission 30.06.2021 23:17 ↓

OSIRIS-REx Principal Investigator Dante Lauretta discusses the NASA mission to near-Earth asteroid Bennu.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 62, Laser Communications Relay Demonstration 16.06.2021 19:15 ↓

NASA's Laser Communications Relay Demonstration Principal Investigator Dave Israel discusses the dynamic power of laser communications technologies.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 61, Transforming Assessment of Unsteady Aerodynamics 02.06.2021 27:25 ↓

NASA's Nettie Roozeboom discusses a new state-of-the-art technique to measure unsteady aerodynamics using pressure-sensitive paint.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 60, Dragonfly 19.05.2021 18:13 ↓

Dragonfly Principal Investigator Zibi Turtle discusses NASA's planned rotorcraft-lander mission to Titan.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 59, Spacecraft Window Design 05.05.2021 31:31 ↓

NASA Spacecraft Window Design Expert Lynda Estes discusses the evolution of windows that give humans a unique view into space.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 58, SOFIA Airborne Observatory 21.04.2021 32:21 ↓

SOFIA Project Scientist Naseem Rangwala discusses the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 57, Shuttle Program Closeout Complexities 07.04.2021 22:09 ↓

NASA's Johnny Nguyen discusses insight gained through closeout of the Space Shuttle Program.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 56, Model-based Systems Engineering 24.03.2021 43:20 ↓

NASA's Terry Hill and Jessica Knizhnik discuss the agency's transition to model-based systems engineering.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 55, Psyche Mission 10.03.2021 19:42 ↓

Psyche Mission Co-investigator Ben Weiss discusses the mission to a unique metal asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 54, Astrophysics Pioneers Program 24.02.2021 18:02 ↓

NASA Astrophysicist and Pioneers Program Lead Scientist Michael Garcia discusses the new program’s first mission concepts selected for further development.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 53, Ingenuity Mars Helicopter 10.02.2021 35:22 ↓

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Chief Engineer Bob Balaram discusses the first experimental aircraft flight on another planet.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 52, Mars Perseverance Rover Science 26.01.2021 36:12 ↓

Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Deputy Project Scientist Katie Stack Morgan discusses science objectives of NASA’s first astrobiology-focused mission to the Red Planet.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 51, Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign 13.01.2021 24:36 ↓

NASA Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign Deputy Lead Shivanjli Sharma discusses the "third revolution" in aviation.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 50, Futuristic Space Technologies 09.12.2020 55:33 ↓

NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Program Executive Jason Derleth discusses visionary concepts that could transform future space missions.