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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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Episode 94Oct 5, 2022

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 94: Mars Sample Return

Mars Sample Return Scientists Lindsay Hays and Meenakshi Wadhwa discuss the mission to return samples from the surface of Mars to Earth.

Episode 93Sep 21, 2022

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 93: Circuit Theory Application to Animal Movement

The Nature Conservancy's Kim Hall discusses the use of NASA Earth observation data to map animal movement and patterns.

Episode 92Sep 7, 2022

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 92: Evolved Structures

NASA Research Engineer Ryan McClelland discusses digital engineering technologies that are transforming classical engineering tasks and processes.

Episode 91Aug 24, 2022

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 91: OSAM-1

OSAM-1 Lead Systems Engineer Wendy Morgenstern discusses NASA's On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 mission to robotically refuel a satellite that wasn't designed to be serviced.