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Gravity Assist

NASA’s interplanetary talk show, hosted by former Chief Scientist Jim Green, introduces you to space professionals working to take exploration into the future.

Gravity Assist: Season 5 Trailer – What’s Your Gravity Assist?
Season 5Episode 12Jul 30, 2021

Season 5, Episode 12: Diving Into NASA History

In honor of National Intern Day, Gravity Assist features Felicia Ragucci, an undergraduate at Dartmouth College who recently completed an internship with NASA’s History Office and the Office of the Chief Scientist. During her time at NASA, Felicia researched the history of the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator, an underwater training facility where astron

Season 5Episode 11Jul 23, 2021

Season 5, Episode 11: Onward to Venus, with Lori Glaze

NASA is sending two missions to Venus this decade and participating in a European Space Agency mission there, too. Lori Glaze, director of planetary science at NASA, discusses these missions and why she’s so excited about what we’re about to learn.

Season 5Episode 10Jul 9, 2021

Season 5, Episode 10: A Chance to Fly on Mars, with MiMi Aung

The idea for NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter began at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory with a team of dedicated engineers who believed in something seemingly impossible. MiMi Aung served as the project manager on the helicopter, which has now achieved nine flights on Mars.

Season 5Episode 9Jul 2, 2021

Season 5, Episode 9: This Asteroid Is Metal

Scientists will soon have the opportunity to visit a unique object in the asteroid belt called Psyche, which may be the exposed metallic core of a planetary body that stopped growing before it became a big planet like Earth. Dr. Lindy Elkins-Tanton explains.