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Small Steps, Giant Leaps

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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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  • Avg 18 min
  • English

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  • #161
    Sep 3, 2025 · 19 min

    NASA's Zero Gravity Research Facility

    A steel vacuum chamber 50 stories deep at NASA’s Glenn Research Center lets researchers simulate near-weightlessness by letting test hardware freefall for 5.18 seconds.

  • Aug 20, 2025 · 26 min

    Turning Space Data Into Sound

    From black holes to star clusters, scientists are turning space data into sound with a process called sonification. Dr. Kimberly Arcand, visual scientist with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, joins us to explore how data sonification lets more people experience the cosmos and give researchers a new way to interpret science one note at a time.

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