Small Steps, Giant Leaps
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Ep 21Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 21, NASA Human Research Program
NASA Human Research Program Director Bill Paloski discusses methods and technologies to support safe, productive human space travel to the Moon and Mars.
Ep 20Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 20, Exploration Spacesuit Design
NASA Exploration EVA System Development Lead Jesse Buffington discusses spacesuit design for spacewalks on the Moon and Mars.
Ep 19Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 19, Magic Inside the Orion Spacesuit
Orion Spacesuit Engineer Kirstyn Johnson discusses the internal systems of the Orion spacesuit.
Ep 18Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 18, Orion Spacesuit Design
Orion Crew Survival Systems Project Manager Dustin Gohmert discusses Orion spacesuit design.
Ep 17Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 17, Astronaut Training
NASA Astronaut Candidate Woody Hoburg discusses his experiences as the 2017 NASA Astronaut Class approaches the two-year mark of extensive training for space travel.
Ep 16Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 16, Ocean-Atmosphere Understanding
Kathleen McIntyre, PACE Deputy Project Manager, discusses NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission.
Ep 15Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 15, 20 Years of Chandra Discoveries
Chandra X-ray Observatory Project Manager Helen Cole and Project Scientist Martin Weisskopf discuss 20 years of exploring the extreme universe.
Ep 14Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 14, Apollo Lunar Landing Training
Lisa Jones, NASA Landing and Impact Research Facility Manager, discusses the facility where the Apollo astronauts trained for the lunar landing.
Ep 13Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 13, Apollo Legacies and Lessons Learned
Award-winning journalist, space historian and author Andrew Chaikin discusses the Apollo Program, almost 50 years after the Apollo 11 Moon landing.
Ep 12Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 12, Flight Demonstrations and Capabilities
Brent Cobleigh, NASA Flight Demonstrations and Capabilities Project Manager, discusses new technologies that could transform air travel.
Ep 11Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 11, Commercial Crew
Jon Cowart, a veteran space engineer, discusses NASA’s Commercial Crew Program and progress toward launching astronauts from American soil.
Ep 10Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 10, Concurrent Engineering
The European Space Agency’s Torsten Bieler discusses how ESA uses concurrent engineering.
Ep 9Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 9, Mars Opportunity Rover Mission
Abigail Fraeman, deputy project scientist on the Mars Exploration Rover mission, discusses the Opportunity rover mission.
Ep 8Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 8, Engineering NASA’s Science Missions
Joe Gasbarre, NASA Science Mission Directorate Chief Engineer, discusses the engineering side of science missions.
Ep 7Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 7, Space Shuttle Columbia National Tour
Mike Ciannilli, the agency’s manager of the Apollo, Challenger, Columbia Lessons Learned Program, previews the Space Shuttle Columbia National Tour.
Ep 6Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 6, Artificial Intelligence
Brian Thomas, Agency Data Scientist at NASA Headquarters, discusses artificial intelligence.
Ep 5Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 5, Big Data
John Sprague, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Technology, Data and Innovation at NASA Headquarters, discusses big data.
Ep 4Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 4, APPEL Knowledge Services Overview
Roger Forsgren, NASA Chief Knowledge Officer and APPEL Knowledge Services Director, discusses the integration of training and knowledge sharing activities.
Ep 3Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 3, Unleashing Innovation
David Miranda, innovation point of contact for the Exploration Ground Systems Program’s Operations Division, offers tips for unleashing innovation.
Ep 2Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 2, Decision Velocity
An Exploration Ground Systems Program division chief, Jeremy Parsons, discusses practical ways to make quality decisions faster.
Ep 1Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 1, Orion Spacecraft
Orion Program Manager Mark Kirasich discusses the challenges and opportunities of managing America’s next-generation spacecraft.
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 0, Preview
APPEL Knowledge Services presents a preview of the new Small Steps, Giant Leaps podcast.