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NASA | SDO Engineers Create What Never Was
Engineers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center talk about what it is like to build, assemble, integrate, and test a custom-made spacecraft like the soon to be launched Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).
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NASA | Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) Trailer
Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) is a suite of instruments developed for use on the Mars Science Laboratory. By looking for evidence of water, carbon, and other important building blocks of life in the Mars soil and atmosphere, this suite...
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NASA | Researchers Gear Up for OLYMPEX
The Olympic Mountain Experiment, or OLYMPEX, is a NASA-led field campaign, which will take place on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State from November 2015 through February 2016. The goal of the campaign is to collect detailed...
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NASA | Noctilucent Clouds
The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) mission will provide the first detailed exploration of Earth's unique and elusive noctilucent or night shining clouds that are found literally on the "edge of space." Located near the top of...
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NASA | Journey to Galapagos
NASA oceanographer Dr. Gene Carl Feldman is no stranger to the Galapagos Islands, although he has never been there. He has studied these "Enchanted Isles" from the vantage point of space for the last 25 years, but in July 2009 he will...
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NASA | A Tribute to Tim Samaras
This 2012 NASA video was done in connection with the GOES-R program. It features renowned researcher and storm chaser Tim Samaras. Samaras, his son Paul, and his chase partner Carl Young passed away in Oklahoma on Friday, May 31, 2013...
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NASA | LLCD: Proving Laser Communication Possible
On October 18th, 2013 the Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) made history, transmitting data from lunar orbit to Earth at a rate of 622 Mbps. LLCD, flying aboard NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE),...
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NASA | Little SDO: Looking Inside the Sun
Little SDO explains both how he can see inside the sun and how he can tell what you ate for lunch today.
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NASA | Goddard In The Galaxy
This video highlights the many ways NASA Goddard Space Flight Center explores the universe. So crank up your speakers and let the music be your guide! "My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)" Performed by Fall Out Boy...
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NASA | GLASTcast | Special Edition: Launching a Spacecraft
NASA's GLAST mission is an astrophysics and particle physics partnership, developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, along with important contributions from academic institutions and partners in France, Germany,...
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NASA | Big Ozone Holes Headed For Extinction By 2040
The next three decades will see an end of the era of big ozone holes. In a new study, scientists from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center say that the ozone hole will be consistently smaller than 8 million square miles by the year 2040....
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Bushwhacked! - Series 1 - Episode 8 (Saltwater Croc)
Brandon challenges Kayne to catch a Saltwater Croc and attach a satellite tag to it to help rangers keep the local community safe.
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What is GOES-R?
The GOES-R series, NOAA's next-generation geostationary weather satellites, is a game changer. These satellites will provide continuous imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth’s Western Hemisphere, total lightning data, and space...
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NASA Satellites See Wildfires from Space
As wildfires burn across California, NASA satellites help gather data about where the fires are and how smoke travels across the state. The smoke from the fires is even visible a million miles away from Earth, captured by NASA's Earth...
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NASA/NOAA Watch Hurricane Season 2009 With Fresh Eyes
As the 2009 hurricane season reaches its peak, NASA and NOAA are tracking storms using the GOES series of satellites including the newest GOES-14 spacecraft. On the morning of September 22, TV stations nationwide interviewed NASA GOES...
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NASA | RROxiTT: Another Step Toward Servicing Satellites in Space
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland and Kennedy Space Center in Florida are joining teams and efforts to test new robotic refueling technologies that could help satellites live longer in space. During the test, a robotic arm...
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NASA | NPPy: Big Planet, Little Bear
NPP is the prototype of the next generation weather satellites, named JPSS. NPP has five instruments on board and will continue the legacy of existing weather satellites like Terra and Aqua. NPP will deliver critical data not only for...
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NASA | NPP: Why another Earth observing satellite?
NASA's NPP mission will continue collecting critical climate data to help scientist unravel the mysteries of climate change. This fun interactive mission overview video featuring TV meteorologists Topper Shutt (WUSA9), Veronica Johnson...
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NASA | NOAA's GOES-O Ready To Launch
This video shows a quick tour and overview of the facilities where the GOES-O satellite was built and tested prior to launch. GOES-O was integrated by Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems in El Segundo, CA and then transported to the...
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Eyes in the Sky
Revolutions in satellite capabilities and atmospheric models have resulted in dramatic improvements in hurricane forecasting in the last few decades. Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Jefferson Beck (USRA): Lead Producer...
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NASA | LOLA: Defining the Lunar Terrain
The Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) instrument on board NASA's LRO spacecraft will be responsible for building the highest detail topography available of the lunar terrain. In this video David Smith, LOLA's Principal Investigator,...
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NASA | Landsat: Making a Difference, One User At A Time
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission will continue and improve upon the 40-year-old Landsat program. This video examines two uses of Landsat data to monitor agriculture. Both wineries and timber companies rely on Landsat data to check...
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NASA | A Tour of the LRO Instrument Suite
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Project Scientist Rich Vondrak explains the LRO suite of instruments and how each will greatly benefit our understanding of the Moon. Learn more about LRO at:Or get tweeted by NASA:
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NASA | LRO Scouts for Safe Landing Sites
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is NASA's scouting mission to prepare for a return to the moon. One of its primary objectives will be to assess the lunar terrain for areas that would provide safe landing sites for future missions,...