Dearest listeners, we’re so happy to be back with a brand new episode. Today’s guest is Shannon Mihaly, a Mission Operations engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Shannon is a science planner and mission controller for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). Want to know how Will.i.am plays a critical* role in NASA operations? Listen and […]
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When things go right! First images and data from SMAP
So I’m now the proud parent of one orbiting, deployed, spinning, fully functional spacecraft! The SMAP satellite is done initiating all its systems and has taken its first global soil measurement maps: Since the Earth environment where we built SMAP is very different than the space environment where we operate SMAP, we never before had […]
Episode 6: The (Space) Xplorers Club
It’s Podcast Tuesday, Scopers! We’ve got a fun episode for you all. The (Space) Xplorers Club features guest Emily Calandrelli, host and producer of Fox’s Xploration Outer Space, a show featuring the coolest aspects of the space industry. We chat with Emily about STEM outreach, interviewing astronauts, and the joys and challenges of filming a television show. Have […]
Episode 2: A (2020) Space Odyssey
Happy Tuesday, Scopers! We’re very excited to finally share episode two, A (2020) Space Odyssey. Today’s guest is Elizabeth Cordoba, an aerospace engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She joins us for a discussion on the Mars2020 mission, satellite launches, and Matt Damon. Give it a listen, and let us know what you think.