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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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NASA's Dragonfly spacecraft, a rotorcraft the size of a small car, is set to explore Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Rich in organic compounds, Titan offers a rare window into the kinds of chemical conditions that may have existed on Earth long before ... more

Nujoud Merancy, NASA's deputy associate administrator for the Strategy and Architecture Office, talks about how NASA is developing the roadmap for Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond.

From her experience working with the Commercial Crew Program, which sends astronauts to the International Space Station aboard commercial spacecraft, to the Artemis missions to the Moon, aerospace engineer Jennifer Lu shares how working with a variet... more

Currently, flying faster than the speed of sound over land is prohibited for commercial flights because it creates disruptive sonic booms. NASA's experimental X-59 plane will research how to turn those booms into "sonic thumps," about as loud as a sl... more

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Recent Guests

Zippy Turtle
Planetary scientist, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)
APL / NASA Dragonfly team
Episode: Dragonfly: Mission to Titan
Nujoud Merancy
Deputy Associate Administrator, Strategy and Architecture Office, Exploration Mission Directorate, NASA
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Episode: Designing the Roadmap to Mars
David Nils Larson
Lead research pilot at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center
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Episode: Bringing Back Supersonic Flight
Philip Hsieh
Project manager at Ames Research Center
NASA Ames Research Center
Episode: Sailing the Solar System
Dr. Eric Bamajek
Deputy Program Chief Scientist of the Exoplanet Exploration Program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.
NASA
Episode: 6,000 Exoplanets and Counting
Vittorio Valletta
Lead mechanical test engineer at NASA's Zero Gravity Research Facility
NASA
Episode: NASA's Zero Gravity Research Facility
Dr. Kimberly Arcand
Visualization scientist with the Center for Astrophysics
NASA
Episode: Turning Space Data Into Sound
Dr. Steven Ellert
Expert on X-ray astronomy and a key figure in the IXPE project.
Episode: A New Era of X-ray Astronomy with IXPE
Mary Skow
Agency Risk Management Officer at NASA
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Episode: Risk Management at NASA

Host

Andres Almeida
Host of Small Steps, Giant Leaps, sharing insights from NASA's technical workforce.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 141 ratings
  • Mars

    MARS MARS MARS MARS MARS MARS MARS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Bananabreadawesomeness
    United States2 months ago
  • Great podcast!

    The episodes are timely and thorough but bite-sized and perfect for a quick lunchtime listen. Great series!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    jenhick
    United States2 years ago
  • V good.

    Very good…and no mindless background Muzak!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    *@%",+&
    United Kingdom3 years ago
  • Not so bad.

    Not so bad.

    Just a O-KAY.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Globalstandard Space
    United States3 years ago
  • Production Quality

    Marginal.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Mozartoperaman
    United States5 years ago

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Listeners appreciate the timely and thorough content, often remarking on its approachable format for busy schedules.
The program seems to cater well to fans of science and engineering, making it a recommended listen for those interested in these fields.
The expert insights from NASA personnel are frequently highlighted as a major draw for listeners.
Some feedback mentions issues with production quality, but the overall narrative and topics are highly regarded.

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Dragonfly: Mission to Titan
Q: What are the key trade-offs in mission planning?
Trade-offs include reducing complexity and risk while maintaining science goals, optimizing the lander legs to avoid dampers, and managing a tightly coupled Titan environment where subsystem changes can affect others.
Dragonfly: Mission to Titan
Q: How will the mission handle the long duration and keep the team focused across years?
The discussion highlights cross-generational learning, shared experience from Cassini-Huygens, and deliberate staffing approaches to transfer knowledge and keep continuity across the mission's long timeline.
Dragonfly: Mission to Titan
Q: What does Dragonfly look like and how will it tolerate Titan's environment?
Dragonfly is an octocopter roughly the size of a small car, well insulated, and designed to operate with a heat-managed system powered by an MMRTG to keep instruments warm in Titan's cold conditions.
Dragonfly: Mission to Titan
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about Dragonfly and why we should be excited for it?
Dragonfly is a New Frontiers mission to Titan, a dense-atmosphere moon where complex organics and subsurface chemistry may have led to prebiotic processes, and it will fly across the surface to study diverse environments and the chemistry there.
Dragonfly: Mission to Titan
Q: What is your role at Applied Physics Laboratory?
Dr. Turtle explains she is a planetary scientist collaborating with multiple NASA missions to explore destinations in the solar system, with Dragonfly as a central focus.

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