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In this episode, visit the Kennedy Space Center located on Florida's famous "Space Coast." NASA engineers discuss the past, present, and future of American space travel. Museum staff also explain the various attractions the Kennedy Space Center has to offer visitors. Part of the “Travel Thru History” series.
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Gail Villanueva was born at Scolthorpe AFB, England. She came to the United States at the age of 4. She decided to pursue a lifelong dream of working for NASA and is a well-rounded employee with a vast array of experience at Kennedy Space Center. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Maynette E. Smith works in the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate at NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. She leads a team responsible for conducting independent reviews and assessments of technical and mission risks associated with space flight programs. She began her career with NASA as a systems engineer, and in 1988, she was promoted to experiment project engineer. Part of "Women@NASA" series.
Today, Maria Revlett is a launch services program information manager. In this position, she manages a small team of contractors and is responsible for all aspects of information and configuration management, documentation, and process improvement. Her leadership potential was recognized when she was selected for the NASA Mid-Level Leadership Program in 2012 and completed an eight-month detail supporting the Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director and Associate Director. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Features Emily, the six-year-old host, who gets hands on with the Humane Society and paramedics, visits the post office, trains to be an astronaut, and learns about water safety. Using a natural, unscripted format, Emily investigates the world through her own candid comments and questions, engaging everyone she meets. Teaches young learners basic concepts about the world around them in a manner that is positive and nonthreatening.
What is the future of human presence in space? How might things be different if there had not been a Cold War and a Space Race? What does humanity gain by venturing into the solar system? Three events are key moments in the conquest of space: the R-7 rocket launches the first satellite into space, President Kennedy's speech announces the United States race to the moon, and Neil Armstrong walks on the moon. Part of the "Butterfly Effect" series.
The moon’s proximity to Earth, as well as the discovery of water there, have placed this natural satellite front and center as a viable location for the first interstellar colony. In fact, the director of the European Space Agency has already outlined plans for a “moon village.” However, this is not without challenges. Part of the "Space Colonies" series.
While Earth's weather reports center on precipitation, temperature, wind direction, and humidity, space weather forecasts attempt to predict activity that occurs on the sun. Scientists also study how the weather on the sun will affect Earth. At the University of Michigan a team studies solar storms as they form and then barrel off the sun. Sometimes these storms hit the Earth with damaging force. Space weather has the potential to interfere with everything from satellite communications to electrical power. This team is aiming for a five-day forecast capability to give government, private industry, satellite operators, and power grid companies more time to take necessary action to protect critical infrastructure. Part of the "Science Nation."
This program discusses the concept of the expanding universe. Calculations by astrophysicists show that the cosmos seems to be speeding up. The 50-billion galaxies thought to comprise our universe are rapidly moving farther apart. Scientists are working to understand the nature of space and the purpose of dark energy and dark matter related to the expanding universe.
In this episode, Dr. Varoujan Gorjian explains the mind-boggling expansion of the universe. He uses a balloon to demonstrate how space is expanding. Part of the "Ask an Astronomer" series.
The sun's powerful, warm rays light up the sky with brilliant color and heat. The changing cycles of the sun can affect the earth and its living organisms. The sun is similar to a living organism-just as humans are born, grow older, and die, so too will the sun. When this happens, the rest of the solar system will have no future.
Rosalind Cylar serves as an attorney and advisor in the Office of Chief Counsel at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. She participates in a variety of legal activities designed to assure adequacy and propriety in the Marshall Center’s activities and documentation. In providing this service, she is protecting legal and financial rights of the government and parties affected by NASA activities. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
NASA astronaut Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger flew with the crew of STS-131 to the International Space Station and logged more than 362 hours in space. She is a former earth science and astronomy teacher and was selected as a mission specialist in May 2004. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Mai Lee Chang did not envision becoming a NASA engineer. At the age of six, her family settled in the U.S. as refugees of the Vietnam War. During her senior year in high school, her physics teacher suggested that she look into engineering as a potential college major. Mai Lee is an engineer at the Johnson Space Center within the Human Systems Engineering and Development Division. She started her career at NASA as a co-op student. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Erick Ordonez is a materials engineer at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. He makes sure that the materials NASA sends into space are problem-free. In this video, he talks about the connections between his work, hobbies, and approach to life. Part of the "Design Squad Nation" series.
Tarrie Hood has faced several stumbling blocks while trying to reach her career goals at NASA. She became a participant in the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Cooperative Education Program and graduated from community college. These steps helped launch her career at NASA. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Focuses on comets, those mostly unpredictable, wandering objects in the solar system. Uses time-lapse images while explaining a comet's tail and the meteors, or "falling stars," associated with it. Mentions Halley's and Hale-Bopp comets and international efforts to see these bodies more closely. Contains actual pictures of comets photographed by space probes.
As a young child, Loria West suffered the loss of her parents in a tragic car accident. That same accident left her paralyzed from the waist down. Today, she handles budget information and prepares top-level financial reports for Marshall Space Flight Center senior executive staff. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Courtney Ritz began working as an intern at NASA Headquarters in 2001. This experience inspired her to pursue a career with NASA, and she became a full-time employee at the Goddard Space Flight Center in 2002. As a web accessibility coordinator, she has used her technical skills and experience as an individual who is blind to promote accessibility. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Part of the Project-Based Inquiry Science "Earth Science Content Videos" series. Modules include the following: "Introduction: Demolition Derby," "Fire Syringe Demonstration," "Formation of the Moon Animation," "Doppler Shift: Train Whistles," "Kepler: A Search for Habitable Planets," and "A Hubble Space Telescope Discovery."
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