Small Steps, Giant Leaps

NASA’s technical workforce put boots on the Moon, tire tracks on Mars, and the first reusable spacecraft in orbit around the Earth. Learn what’s next as they build missions that redefine the future with amazing discoveries and remarkable innovations.

Episodes

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 84, NASA’s Role in Weather Research

May 18, 2022

NASA's Edward Kim and NOAA's Pam Sullivan discuss NASA's role in weather research.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 83, NASA’s Role in Climate Research

May 4, 2022

NASA Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor Kate Calvin discusses the agency's role in climate research.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 82, NASA’s Role in Agriculture

April 20, 2022

NASA Water Resources and Agriculture Program Manager Brad Doorn discusses how NASA tools and data help solve big problems on Earth.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 81, Engineering Best Practices – Part 4

April 6, 2022

NASA Johnson Space Center Engineering Director Julie Kramer White discusses the skills required to be a top-notch engineer.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 80, Engineering Best Practices – Part 3

March 23, 2022

NASA Space Launch System Chief Engineer John Blevins discusses the rigorous engineering of the world's most powerful rocket.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 79, Engineering Best Practices – Part 2

March 9, 2022

NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate Chief Engineer Steve Hirshorn discusses what it takes to be a successful chief engineer.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 78, Engineering Best Practices – Part 1

February 23, 2022

NASA Chief Engineer Ralph Roe discusses engineering best practices.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 77, VERITAS

February 9, 2022

NASA's John Brophy discusses the VERITAS mission to Venus.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 76, DAVINCI

January 26, 2022

NASA's Mike Sekerak discusses the DAVINCI mission to Venus.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 75, Artemis Progress

December 15, 2021

NASA's Kristin Morgan discusses 2021 progress and what's ahead for the Artemis Program in 2022.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 74, Solar Sails

December 1, 2021

NASA's Les Johnson discusses solar sail propulsion and the upcoming Near-Earth Asteroid Scout and Solar Cruiser missions.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 73, James Webb Space Telescope

November 17, 2021

James Webb Space Telescope Program Director Greg Robinson discusses NASA's largest and most powerful space science telescope ever constructed.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 72, Dawn Mission

November 3, 2021

NASA's Marc Rayman discusses the legacy of the Dawn mission to the two most massive bodies in the main asteroid belt.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 71, Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment

October 20, 2021

Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment Principal Investigator Mike Hecht discusses the MOXIE technology demonstration that's generating oxygen on the Red Planet.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 70, Lucy Mission

October 6, 2021

Lucy Deputy Project Systems Engineer Mike Sekerak discusses the first space mission to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroid swarms.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 69, Parker Solar Probe

September 22, 2021

Parker Solar Probe Mission Scientist Adam Szabo discusses NASA's journey to the Sun.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 68, Lessons Learned Information System

September 8, 2021

NASA Lessons Learned Program Manager Michael Bell discusses the agency's Lessons Learned Information System.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 67, Quiet Supersonic Mission

August 25, 2021

NASA Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Deputy Project Manager Cathy Bahm discusses the X-59 quiet supersonic research mission.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 66, Convergent Aeronautics Solutions

August 11, 2021

NASA Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project Manager Keith Wichman discusses mapping problems and solutions to transform aviation.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 65, NASA Intern Experiences

July 28, 2021

NASA Intern Nick Syracuse discusses his virtual internship experiences.

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Episodes

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 82, NASA’s Role in Agriculture

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 81, Engineering Best Practices – Part 4

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 80, Engineering Best Practices – Part 3

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 79, Engineering Best Practices – Part 2

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 78, Engineering Best Practices – Part 1

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 77, VERITAS

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 76, DAVINCI

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 75, Artemis Progress

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 74, Solar Sails

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 73, James Webb Space Telescope

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 72, Dawn Mission

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 71, Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 70, Lucy Mission

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 69, Parker Solar Probe

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 68, Lessons Learned Information System

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 67, Quiet Supersonic Mission

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 66, Convergent Aeronautics Solutions

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 65, NASA Intern Experiences

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