Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 127: Chief Program Management Officer

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 127: Chief ...

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Science Takes a Village (in Alabama)

Ground teams connect with astronauts aboard the International Space Station to help them carry out research and experiments. Kassandra Stephens, payload communications manager at the Payload Operations Integration Center at Marshall Space Flight Center, works with space station c ...  Show more

 . 14min 50sec
Transformative Aeronautics

A NASA research program collaborates with universities to revolutionize the way we design, build, and operate aircraft. Angela Surgenor, deputy program director of the Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program, explains. 

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