Small Steps, Giant Leaps

Latest Episodes:

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 101: Artemis Missions Feb 08, 2023

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Artemis Mission Manager Mike Sarafin discusses Artemis I and NASA's increasingly complex Moon to Mars missions.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 100: NASA’s Extraordinary Workforce Jan 25, 2023

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NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy discusses NASA's positive impact on humanity—and the people who make it happen.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 99: Webb Space Telescope’s First Year Dec 14, 2022

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NASA James Webb Space Telescope Mission Systems Engineer Mike Menzel discusses highlights of the observatory's first year in space.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 98: Voyager Nov 30, 2022

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Voyager Project Manager Suzanne Dodd discusses NASA's longest-operating mission and the only spacecraft to explore interstellar space.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 97: Mars InSight Nov 17, 2022

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NASA InSight Mars Lander Principal Investigator Bruce Banerdt discusses the first mission dedicated to studying the deep interior of Mars.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 96: Airworthiness Nov 02, 2022

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NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Chief Engineer CJ Bixby discusses what it takes to achieve airworthiness.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 95: Developmental Assignments Oct 19, 2022

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NASA's Nick Jedrich and Andrew Maynard discuss the benefits of developmental assignments.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 94: Mars Sample Return Oct 05, 2022

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Mars Sample Return Scientists Lindsay Hays and Meenakshi Wadhwa discuss the mission to return samples from the surface of Mars to Earth.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 93: Circuit Theory Application to Animal Movement Sep 21, 2022

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The Nature Conservancy's Kim Hall discusses the use of NASA Earth observation data to map animal movement and patterns.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 92: Evolved Structures Sep 07, 2022

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NASA Research Engineer Ryan McClelland discusses digital engineering technologies that are transforming classical engineering tasks and processes.