Sinopsis
Innovation Now is a daily 90-second radio series and podcast that gives listeners a front row seat to hear compelling stories of revolutionary ideas, emerging technologies and the people behind the concepts that are shaping our future.
Episodios
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Staying in Orbit
08/02/2023An orbiting space station, that can stay in orbit around the Moon, will provide a place for astronauts to prepare for trips down to the lunar surface.
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Moon Weather
07/02/2023On Earth, we celebrate seasons, enjoy changing temperatures, and, at times, put up with inclement weather that impacts our plans. But is there weather on the Moon?
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A Kinetic Impact
06/02/2023It was humanity’s first attempt at changing the motion of a celestial object.
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Harvesting Oxygen
03/02/2023MOXIE is operating on NASA’s Perseverance Rover and has, for the very first time, proven that oxygen can be extracted from the Martian atmosphere.
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Groundhog Day
02/02/2023What most people don’t realize is that Groundhog Day is actually an astronomical event marking the movement of Earth around the Sun.
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Digital Assistant in Space
01/02/2023In a unique technology demonstration, Lockheed Martin has partnered with Amazon and Cisco to bring the Alexa digital assistant and Webex video collaboration aboard Orion.
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Putting It to the Test
31/01/2023At NASA’s Glenn Research Center, researchers can test rover components in a unique indoor lab.
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Three Thousand
30/01/2023Mathematically speaking, three thousand is a fairly significant number. And three thousand has a special significance to all of us at Innovation Now.
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Big Wheels
27/01/2023Big wheels keep on turning. And these big wheels will keep NASA’s Europa Clipper turning in the right direction.
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Day of Remembrance
26/01/2023NASA Day of Remembrance is observed annually on the last Thursday of January. The day commemorates the members of the NASA family who gave their lives to advance the cause of space discovery.
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Volcanic Venus
25/01/2023Venus may have once been a temperate and wet world. But today the second planet from the Sun is an acidic hothouse.
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Best Inventions 2022
24/01/2023NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and the Space Launch System have been named 2022 TIME Inventions of the Year.
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Year of the Rabbit
23/01/2023The year of the Rabbit is underway. This year’s Lunar New Year began on January 22nd.
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Aircraft Materials
20/01/2023The FAA works with NASA to ensure that new materials are structurally sound and safe for use in modern aircraft.
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A Bigger Aeroshell
18/01/2023Inflatable aeroshells can pack up tightly for launch configuration, allowing NASA to land bigger payloads with the bigger aeroshell.
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Destination Titan
16/01/2023NASA’s next destination in the solar system is the richly organic world of Titan.
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Thirteen Minutes
13/01/2023Just thirteen minutes after the explosion, Commander Jim Lovell looked out the window to see evidence that pointed toward catastrophe.
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Diagnostic Hematology
12/01/2023During deep space missions, the risk of illness or exposure to contamination increases while the ground crew’s ability to care for astronauts is reduced.