Surprisingly STEM: Mars Exploration Simulation Manager
Practice makes perfect! And when sending humans all the way to Mars, you definitely want things to be perfect. That’s why NASA runs the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Mars Exploration Simulation Manager
Surprisingly STEM: Wildfire Aeronautics Researcher
NASA aeronautics researcher Kathryn Chapman is part of a team out of NASA’s Ames Research Center working on improving firefighting and fire mitigation strategies using advanced aeronautics technologies, like drones. […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Wildfire Aeronautics Researcher
Surprisingly STEM: Memory Metal Engineer
An elephant supposedly never forgets, but apparently some metals can have a pretty good memory too! Shape memory metal engineer Othmane Benafan “trains” metal to take specific shapes when prompted. […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Memory Metal Engineer
Surprisingly STEM: Exploration Geologist
Here at NASA, we don’t take geology for granite. Enjoy this rock-solid episode of Surprisingly STEM and learn how exploration geologist Angela Garcia is training NASA astronauts to explore for […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Exploration Geologist
Surprisingly STEM: Space Waste Engineer
As the saying goes, “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure” and at NASA, Annie Meier is that person! Annie is a space waste engineer working on technologies to convert […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Space Waste Engineer
Surprisingly STEM: Microgravity Plant Scientist
Matt Mickens, a NASA horticulturalist, is a pretty fun-gi! In his in-tree-guing role, he researches methods for the unique challenge of growing plants in space! Learn more about how Matt […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Microgravity Plant Scientist
Surprisingly STEM: Astronaut Fitness Trainer
Get pumped to learn about Corey Twine’s journey from training athletes, to soldiers, to astronauts! Maintaining good health and fitness is critical for humans living and working in space. To […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Astronaut Fitness Trainer
Surprisingly STEM: Space Food Scientist
NASA space food scientist Xulei Wu dishes on what considerations go into preparing food for the astronauts on the International Space Station. Learn how Wu trains astronauts for dining in […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Space Food Scientist
Surprisingly STEM: Space Tire Engineer
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads… but we still need tires! In this episode, we rolled on over to NASA’s Glenn Research Center where engineer Heather Oravec is reinventing […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Space Tire Engineer
Surprisingly STEM: Soft Robotics Engineers
‘Doing the robot’ on the dance floor would look more like ‘doing the worm’ if the dance move was inspired by soft robots! Soft robotics is an exciting subcategory of […]
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