Episodes
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Imaging Artemis I with SCIFLI
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Artemis I is launching soon, and even NASA has its own front-row seat for the launch with Scientifically Calibrated In-Flight Imagery (SCIFLI). During launch and recovery, the NASA SCIFLI team will capture super high-fidelity imagery of the rocket and parachutes on re-entry across multiple spectrums. Join NASA EDGE as they hear first-hand from the SCIFLI team about how this imagery will help NASA, Artemis, and even future missions operate safely and efficiently. Also, we get the latest on SCIFLI’s newest instrument, SCIFLI Airborne Multispectral Imager (SAMI), flying aboard NASA’s WB-57.
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Honey, I Shrunk the Payload
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
It’s the season of sequels, reboots, and blockbusters, and Honey, I Shrunk the Payload Challenge may be the hit of the summer. NASA EDGE looks at the three finalists competing to develop incredibly small payloads to potentially fly to the moon with NASA and how they were inspired to scale down their instruments for challenge success! Plus, NASA EDGE explores their own miniaturization techniques. Check it out.
NASA’s Honey, I Shrunk the Payload Challenge was made possible by the NASA Tournament Lab, which is part of the Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) in NASA’s Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing program. It was funded by the agency's Game Changing Development Program in support of NASA's Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative, which aims to enable human and robotic exploration on the Moon and future operations on Mars.
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
The GOES-T Rollout Show
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
On February 28, 2022, NASA EDGE provided live coverage of the rollout of NOAA’s GOES-T satellite from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. GOES-T is the third in a series of four satellites specifically flown to provide a continuous record of high-quality imagery, weather, environmental, and space weather data for the entire Western Hemisphere. Guest on the show include NOAA’s GOES-R Program System Program Director Pam Sullivan, NOAA’s GOES-R Chief Scientist Dan Lindsay, NASA GOES-R Deputy System Program Director Ed Grigsby, NASA GOES-R Flight Project Manager Candace Carlisle, and our good buddy, Mic Woltman from NASA’s Launch Services Program. Today’s forecast: 100% visibility with a slight chance of buffering.
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
The IXPE Show
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
On December 8, 2021 NASA EDGE provided live coverage for the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. IXPE will give scientists around the world an unprecedented look at some of our galaxies most mysterious and complex objects, like Black Holes, Neutron Stars, Dark Energy, Dark Matter, and more. Guests on the show include NASA Astrophysics Division Director Paul Hertz, IXPE Deputy Principal Investigator Brian Ramsey, IXPE Lead Mirror Scientist Stephen Bongiorno, IXPE Project Manager Randy Baggett, and NASA Launch Program Office’s Mic Woltman.
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
The Antarctic Eclipse Show
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
NASA EDGE talks NASA Heliophysics, NASA Solar Missions, Eclipses, and Space Weather as the perfect setup for exclusive, high-resolution footage of the 2021 Antarctic Total Solar Eclipse. Join Blair and Franklin as the talk with NASA Scientists Kelly Korreck, Michael Kirk, and Jesse Woodroffe before sharing this exclusive eclipse footage provided by the J. M. Pasachoff Antarctic Eclipse Expedition.
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
The Dart Show
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
On November 22, 2021 NASA EDGE provide coverage of the transition of the SpaceX Falcon 9 going vertical prior to the launch of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Associate Administrator Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, Planetary Science Division Director Lori Glaze, and NASA’s Launch Services Program Office’s Mic Woltman and more joined the show to discuss this amazing proof of concept mission for our planet’s defense.
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Laser Communications Relay Demonstration
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Prior to the launch of the Laser Communication Relay Demonstration, the NASA EDGE Co-Host develops and tests his own version of laser communication as a proof of concept. While Chris and Franklin consider Blair’s highly suspect beta version, the entire team looks at the history and development of NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) with multiple experts from Lincoln Labs and NASA.
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Lucy Rollout Show
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
On October 14th, 2021 NASA EDGE provided live coverage of the Lucy Rollout at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Several members of the Lucy team joined the show. Lucy Program Scientist Tom Statler, Deputy Project Systems Engineer Mike Sekerak, and L’Ralph Instrument Data Scientist Hannah Kaplan were live on set, while T2Cam Calibration Team and gradaute student Amy Zhou joined virtually. Rounding out the latest on the rocket’s trip to the pad, NASA’s Launch Services Program very Mic Woltman kept us up to date on the final pre-launch status of this incredible planetary mission to the Trojan Asteroids.
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Landsat 9 Prelaunch Show
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
On September 27th, 2021 NASA EDGE provided live coverage of the Landsat 9 Tower Roll at Vandenberg Space Force Center in California. Deputy Project Scientist Bruce Cook, TIRS-2 Instrument Project Manager Jason Hair, NASA’s Launch Services’ own Mic Woltman, and more joined the show to share their insight into this incredible Earth observing mission.
Monday Jun 21, 2021
NASA EDGE@ Home: Bryan Russ
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
How do you top higher and higher drop tests? You add an extreme swing test to your portfolio. In this test for the Orion Structural Test Article (STA), NASA will gather performance data by simulating landing in “extreme” conditions. Bryan Russ, Project Manager for the Orion Water Impact Tests at NASA Langley Research Center, takes us through the finer points of preparing for both increased angle and velocity for impact. And though NASA doesn’t intend to land at this steep angle, the data will help engineers understand the Orion and its capabilities for future missions.