NASA in Silicon Valley
200 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 49 ratingsA weekly audio podcast from NASA's Ames Research Center featuring an in-depth look at the various researchers, scientists, engineers, and all around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation.
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Episodes
NASA in Silicon Valley Live – Air Taxis and the Future of Flight
January 09, 2020 00:53 - 1 hour - 109 MBIn this episode streamed on Dec. 19, 2019, we talk about air taxis and the future of flight.
NASA in Silicon Valley Live – Halloween Costume and Cosplay Contest
November 04, 2019 23:30 - 1 hour - 135 MBIn this episode streamed on Oct. 24, 2019, we host our second annual NASA-themed Halloween costume and cosplay contest!
NASA in Silicon Valley Live – Is There Life on Mars?
September 20, 2019 22:20 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MBIn this episode we talk about how we’re developing new tools to search for life on Mars.
NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Space Robots
September 04, 2019 02:11 - 1 hour - 103 MBIn this episode streamed on August 29, 2019, we talk about how we design and build robots to work with humans in space.
NASA in Silicon Valley Live - How to Get an Internship at NASA
August 06, 2019 00:48 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBIn this episode we talk about how to get an internship at NASA.
NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Apollo 50th Anniversary Show
July 19, 2019 21:59 - 1 hour - 103 MBOn July 20, 1969, humans took their first steps on the Moon. In this episode streamed on July 18, 2019, we talk about this historic achievement and our future plans to go to the Moon and on to Mars.
NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Moon 2024: Countdown to Arrival
June 25, 2019 02:07 - 1 hour - 93.5 MBIn this episode streamed on June 19, 2019, we talk about our plans to land astronauts on the Moon by 2024 and how exploring the Moon will help us prepare to send humans to Mars.
NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Holiday Unboxing
December 21, 2018 03:52 - 1 hour - 267 MBIn this episode streamed on Dec. 20, 2018, we get into the holiday spirit with a special holiday unboxing episode, where we showcase some of the amazing gifts NASA’s Ames Research Center has contributed to the agency’s mission of exploration and scientific discovery.
Jennifer Dungan Talks About Studying the Earth with Satellites
December 15, 2018 00:13 - 24 minutes - 55 MBA conversation with Jennifer Dungan, a research scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center and project manager for the big-data Earth science initiative, the NASA Earth Exchange.
NASA in Silicon Valley Live - The World’s Largest Flying Telescope
December 14, 2018 22:20 - 58 minutes - 134 MBIn this episode streamed on Dec. 6, 2018, we talk about SOFIA, the world's largest flying telescope, and the history of airborne astronomy.
NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Exploring Space with the World’s Largest Flying Telescope
December 14, 2018 18:20 - 134 MBIn this episode streamed on Dec. 6, 2018, we talk about SOFIA, the world's largest flying telescope, and the history of airborne astronomy.
NASA in Silicon Valley Live - The Science of Heat Shields
December 01, 2018 01:45 - 58 minutes - 135 MBIn this episode streamed on Nov. 15, 2018, we talk about the science of heat shields, how spacecraft survive the extreme temperatures experienced during atmospheric entry and more!
NASA in Silicon Valley Live - The Wonder Women of NASA
November 20, 2018 00:44 - 1 hour - 265 MBIn this episode streamed on Nov. 8, 2018, we talk with some brilliant wonder women of NASA about their research, what it’s like to work at NASA’s Ames Research Center and more!
NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Halloween Costume and Cosplay Contest
November 06, 2018 22:42 - 1 hour - 200 MBIn this episode streamed on Oct. 25, 2018, we host our first-ever NASA-themed Halloween costume and cosplay contest!
Linda Jensen and Kerry Zarchi Talk About Leadership Training
October 20, 2018 02:04 - 27 minutes - 63 MBA conversation with Linda Jensen, associate director for Workforce Culture and Engagement and Kerry Zarchi, the branch chief for Entry Systems and Vehicle Development and also the acting branch chief for Aerothermodynamics. Both are at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Robotic Exploration of the Moon
October 17, 2018 01:21 - 57 minutes - 132 MBIn this episode streamed on Oct. 11, 2018, we talk about exploring the Moon with robots, NASA’s 60th anniversary and more!
NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Let’s Play Space Video Games!
October 03, 2018 03:48 - 1 hour - 204 MBIn this episode streamed on Sept. 27, 2018, we talk about space video games, exploring deep space and more.
NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Genius Space Hacks
September 18, 2018 23:47 - 57 minutes - 132 MBIn this episode streamed on Sept. 13, 2018, we talk about studying life in space. Plus, we share some genius space hacks for doing life science research on Earth and aboard the International Space Station.
NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Searching for Life Beyond Earth
September 14, 2018 22:12 - 59 minutes - 136 MBIn this episode streamed on Aug. 30, 2018, we talk with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and hear from scientists advancing the search for life beyond Earth by exploring an alien world deep in Earth’s ocean.
Eugene Tu and Carol Carroll Talk About NASA Ames Research Center
July 20, 2018 23:32 - 35 minutes - 80.6 MBA conversation with the leadership of NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, Center Director Eugene Tu and Deputy Center Director Carol Carroll.
Ruth Globus and Jon Galazka Talk About Biology Data from Space
July 14, 2018 01:33 - 31 minutes - 71.9 MBA conversation with Jon Galazka, project scientist for NASA’s GeneLab, and Ruth Globus, a rodent research project scientist, at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
James De Buizer Talks About SOFIA’s New Zealand Observations
July 06, 2018 22:43 - 40 minutes - 92.7 MBA conversation with James De Buizer, the science planning and instrument support manager for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy or SOFIA.
Komal Sadhwani Talks About Law on Earth for the Benefit of Space
June 29, 2018 23:30 - 27 minutes - 62.7 MBA conversation with Komal Sadhwani, an attorney at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Donovan Mathias and Eric Stern Talk About Asteroid Threats
June 22, 2018 20:16 - 33 minutes - 76 MBA conversation with Donovan Mathias and Eric Stern. Eric is a research scientist here at Ames who supports the agency’s Planetary Defense initiative, and Donovan is an aerospace engineer in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division.
Lynn Harper and Monsi Roman Talk About The Vascular Tissue Challenge
June 16, 2018 01:56 - 29 minutes - 66.4 MBLynn Harper and Monsi Roman Talk About The Vascular Tissue Challenge
Alan Rhodes and Harvey Moseley Talk About Creating SOFIA’s Instruments
June 09, 2018 00:31 - 33 minutes - 75.7 MBA conversation with Alan Rhodes, instrument development manager for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, and Harvey Moseley a senior astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Parimal Kopardekar Talks About Managing Drones in our Skies
June 02, 2018 00:04 - 26 minutes - 59.9 MBA rerun of a conversation with Parimal Kopardekar, NASA’s senior technologist for the Air Transportation System at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Lika Guhathakurta and Ryan McGranaghan Talk About Space Weather
May 25, 2018 21:49 - 39 minutes - 91.1 MBA conversation with Lika Guhathakurta, lead program scientist for new initiatives in the Exploration Technology Directorate at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, and Ryan McGranaghan, postdoctoral researcher from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
Jon Jenkins Talks About Kepler and TESS Data, from Pixels to Planets
May 19, 2018 01:19 - 33 minutes - 77.5 MBA conversation with Jon Jenkins, the science lead for the Science Processing Operations Center at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. At the SPOC, the raw data from NASA’s newly launched planet hunter, TESS, is prepared for scientists to analyze.
Karen Bradford Talks About Connecting People
May 11, 2018 22:38 - 44 minutes - 102 MBA conversation with Karen Bradford, chief of staff for the center director at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Robin Aube-Warren Talks About the DART Team and Center Operations
May 04, 2018 02:10 - 25 minutes - 57.4 MBA conversation with Robin Aube-Warren, the director of center operations at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Robin Beck Talks About Designing Heat Shields to Protect Spacecraft
April 27, 2018 21:38 - 38 minutes - 87.4 MBA conversation with Robin Beck, an engineer at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley who develops, designs and tests heat shield materials.
NASA and the USGS, a Shared History in Remote Sensing
April 23, 2018 21:00 - 23 minutes - 54.4 MBA conversation with Jim Brass, Bruce Coffland from NASA and Susan Benjamin USGS director of the Western Geographic Science Center. They discuss the shared history between NASA and the USGS in remote sensing.
Doug Caldwell Talks About the Data Pipeline for the TESS Mission
April 13, 2018 18:52 - 32 minutes - 73.5 MBA conversation with Doug Caldwell, instrument scientist for the Kepler Space Telescope, and who’s now working on NASA’s next planet-hunting mission— the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite or TESS.
Kimberly Ennico Smith Talks About Pluto and Studying Space With SOFIA
April 05, 2018 21:37 - 32 minutes - 75.4 MBA rerun of a conversation with Kimberly Ennico Smith, project scientist for SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Sharmila Bhattacharya on Studying How Biology Changes in Space
March 30, 2018 17:47 - 29 minutes - 67.4 MBA conversation with Sharmila Bhattacharya, senior scientist in the Space Biosciences Research branch at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Jessie Dotson and Geert Barentsen, Kepler’s Contributions to Astronomy
March 23, 2018 22:29 - 32 minutes - 73.9 MBA conversation with Jessie Dotson, Kepler’s project scientist, and Geert Barentsen, director of the mission's guest observer office, talking about how NASA’s first planet-hunting mission has contributed so much to the field of astronomy.
Charlie Sobeck Talks About Kepler’s Upcoming End of Flight
March 15, 2018 22:30 - 30 minutes - 69.4 MBA conversation with Charlie Sobeck, Kepler’s former mission manager and now system engineer at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Marianne Sowa and Jack Miller Discuss Radiation Science Using GeneLab
March 10, 2018 01:59 - 31 minutes - 71.2 MBA conversation with and Marianne Sowa, branch chief of the Space Biosciences Research branch at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, and Jack Miller, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, about radiation science using GeneLab.
Chris McKay and Ron Oremland, Ocean Worlds and the Search for Life
March 01, 2018 22:31 - 23 minutes - 54.1 MBA conversation with Chris McKay from NASA and Ronald Oremland from the U.S. Geological Survey about ocean worlds and the search for life. This is the third episode of a mini-series about NASA and USGS collaboration.
Chris McKay and Ron Oremland Talk About Ocean Worlds and the Search for Life
March 01, 2018 18:31 - 54.1 MBA conversation with Chris McKay from NASA and Ronald Oremland from the U.S. Geological Survey about ocean worlds and the search for life. This is the third episode of a mini-series about NASA and USGS collaboration.
Chad Frost and Susan De La Cruz on the “Social Networks” of Wildlife
February 23, 2018 21:52 - 29 minutes - 67.6 MBA conversation with Chad Frost from NASA and Susan De La Cruz from the USGS. This is the second episode of a mini-series about NASA and USGS collaboration. In this episode they focus on tracking wildlife and what that information can tell us about the social networks between animals.
Chad Frost and Susan De La Cruz Talk About the “Social Networks” of Wildlife
February 23, 2018 17:52 - 67.6 MBA conversation with Chad Frost from NASA and Susan De La Cruz from the USGS. This is the second episode of a mini-series about NASA and USGS collaboration. In this episode they focus on tracking wildlife and what that information can tell us about the social networks between animals.
Ian Brosnan and Colin Williams Talk About the USGS Moving to NASA Ames
February 16, 2018 18:35 - 24 minutes - 56.2 MBA conversation with Ian Brosnan from NASA and Colin Williams from the USGS. This is the first episode of a mini-series about NASA and USGS collaboration. To hear more from Ian Brosnan, listen to his previous NASA in Silicon Valley episode, Ian Brosnan Talks About How NASA Collaborates and Shares Data with Other Agencies.
NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Meet NASA in Silicon Valley
February 13, 2018 00:24 - 57 minutes - 132 MBIn this episode streamed on Feb. 12, 2018, we talk about the exciting research happening at NASA's Ames Research Center with Center Director Eugene Tu and participants of the 2018 #StateOfNASA NASA Social event at Ames.
NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Ep. 03 - Let’s Play Space Video Games!
February 08, 2018 23:36 - 57 minutes - 132 MBIn our third episode, we’re playing space-based games with NASA gamers! We talk about how true to life space-based games are with NASA researchers/gamers Chad Frost, Thomas Lambot and Mary Beth Wilhelm.
NISV Live - Episode 02 - Self-driving Robots, Planes and Automobiles
February 02, 2018 00:30 - 59 minutes - 136 MBWe’ve launched a live video show on Twitch called NASA in Silicon Valley Live! This is an audio-only version of our premiere episode that streamed on Jan. 12. In it, we talk about going back to the Moon with NASA rock stars Jim Green and Greg Schmidt.
NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Episode 02 - Self-driving Robots, Planes and Automobiles
February 01, 2018 20:30 - 136 MBWe’ve launched a live video show on Twitch called NASA in Silicon Valley Live! This is an audio-only version of our premiere episode that streamed on Jan. 12. In it, we talk about going back to the Moon with NASA rock stars Jim Green and Greg Schmidt.
Jose Benavides Talks About NASA's Star Wars-inspired Robots on the ISS
January 26, 2018 01:42 - 26 minutes - 59.5 MBA conversation with Jose Benavides, engineer with the Advanced Control and Evolvable Systems Group in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Jose Benavides Talks About NASA's Star Wars-inspired Robots Aboard The International Space Station
January 25, 2018 21:42 - 59.5 MBA conversation with Jose Benavides, engineer with the Advanced Control and Evolvable Systems Group in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.