National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Small Steps, Giant Leaps
NASA’s technical workforce put boots on the Moon, tire tracks on Mars, and the first reusable spacecraft in orbit around the Earth. Learn what’s next as they build missions that redefine the future with amazing discoveries and remarkable innovations.
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Jul 10, 2026
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Episodes
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 24, TechPort 26.11.2019 22:36
NASA TechPort’s Patrick Murphy and Ryan Miller discuss how technologists and innovators can use the tool to exchange ideas for groundbreaking solutions.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 23, Swamp Works 13.11.2019 26:44
NASA Swamp Works Senior Technologist Rob Mueller discusses technologies being developed for missions to the Moon and Mars.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 22, Reflections on Columbia 29.10.2019 36:28
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Chief Knowledge Officer Ed Rogers discusses the complex human elements involved in disasters such as the Space Shuttle Columbia accident.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 21, NASA Human Research Program 15.10.2019 30:07
NASA Human Research Program Director Bill Paloski discusses methods and technologies to support safe, productive human space travel to the Moon and Mars.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 20, Exploration Spacesuit Design 02.10.2019 34:22
NASA Exploration EVA System Development Lead Jesse Buffington discusses spacesuit design for spacewalks on the Moon and Mars.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 19, Magic Inside the Orion Spacesuit 18.09.2019 28:26
Orion Spacesuit Engineer Kirstyn Johnson discusses the internal systems of the Orion spacesuit.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 18, Orion Spacesuit Design 04.09.2019 33:03
Orion Crew Survival Systems Project Manager Dustin Gohmert discusses Orion spacesuit design.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 17, Astronaut Training 20.08.2019 22:28
NASA Astronaut Candidate Woody Hoburg discusses his experiences as the 2017 NASA Astronaut Class approaches the two-year mark of extensive training for space travel.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 16, Ocean-Atmosphere Understanding 07.08.2019 25:16
Kathleen McIntyre, PACE Deputy Project Manager, discusses NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 15, 20 Years of Chandra Discoveries 24.07.2019 25:20
Chandra X-ray Observatory Project Manager Helen Cole and Project Scientist Martin Weisskopf discuss 20 years of exploring the extreme universe.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 14, Apollo Lunar Landing Training 10.07.2019 15:18
Lisa Jones, NASA Landing and Impact Research Facility Manager, discusses the facility where the Apollo astronauts trained for the lunar landing.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 13, Apollo Legacies and Lessons Learned 25.06.2019 27:53
Award-winning journalist, space historian and author Andrew Chaikin discusses the Apollo Program, almost 50 years after the Apollo 11 Moon landing.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 12, Flight Demonstrations and Capabilities 12.06.2019 34:50
Brent Cobleigh, NASA Flight Demonstrations and Capabilities Project Manager, discusses new technologies that could transform air travel.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 11, Commercial Crew 28.05.2019 22:35
Jon Cowart, a veteran space engineer, discusses NASA’s Commercial Crew Program and progress toward launching astronauts from American soil.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 10, Concurrent Engineering 15.05.2019 16:05
The European Space Agency’s Torsten Bieler discusses how ESA uses concurrent engineering.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 9, Mars Opportunity Rover Mission 30.04.2019 30:10
Abigail Fraeman, deputy project scientist on the Mars Exploration Rover mission, discusses the Opportunity rover mission.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 8, Engineering NASA’s Science Missions 16.04.2019 33:15
Joe Gasbarre, NASA Science Mission Directorate Chief Engineer, discusses the engineering side of science missions.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 7, Space Shuttle Columbia National Tour 03.04.2019 19:43
Mike Ciannilli, the agency’s manager of the Apollo, Challenger, Columbia Lessons Learned Program, previews the Space Shuttle Columbia National Tour.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 6, Artificial Intelligence 20.03.2019 20:10
Brian Thomas, Agency Data Scientist at NASA Headquarters, discusses artificial intelligence.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 5, Big Data 06.03.2019 22:23
John Sprague, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Technology, Data and Innovation at NASA Headquarters, discusses big data.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 4, APPEL Knowledge Services Overview 20.02.2019 22:57
Roger Forsgren, NASA Chief Knowledge Officer and APPEL Knowledge Services Director, discusses the integration of training and knowledge sharing activities.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 3, Unleashing Innovation 07.02.2019 23:37
David Miranda, innovation point of contact for the Exploration Ground Systems Program’s Operations Division, offers tips for unleashing innovation.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 2, Decision Velocity 19.12.2018 25:12
An Exploration Ground Systems Program division chief, Jeremy Parsons, discusses practical ways to make quality decisions faster.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 1, Orion Spacecraft 11.12.2018 31:40
Orion Program Manager Mark Kirasich discusses the challenges and opportunities of managing America’s next-generation spacecraft.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 0, Preview 04.12.2018 3:49
APPEL Knowledge Services presents a preview of the new Small Steps, Giant Leaps podcast.
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