Innovation Now

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Innovation Now episodes

July 27, 2022 Updated Cockpits
When it came time to update the outdated electromechanical cockpit of the space shuttle Atlantis, a liquid crystal display was the logical choice.
2 min
July 26, 2022 Blackouts
A low-light sensor that measures light emissions and reflections enables the Black Marble team to accurately account for power outages.
2 min
July 25, 2022 Similar to Moon Dirt
From surface experiments to vacuum chambers, NASA uses BP-1 to help researchers better understand the lunar surface.
2 min
July 22, 2022 Emergency Navigation
A hand-held sextant, the tool used by sailors for centuries, could become the emergency system that would allow future explorers to navigate using the stars.
2 min
July 21, 2022 Shielding the Glare
Starshade is designed to unfold into a large disk with petal-like edges, forming a shield that could block out unwanted light for a space telescope.
0 min
July 20, 2022 Images of Mars
As Viking landed on July 20, 1976, images of the settling dust began what would become a high-resolution gallery of Mars.
2 min
July 19, 2022 Suitcase Size Satellites
With its four suitcase-sized satellites, PUNCH will image and track the solar wind as it leaves the Sun.
2 min
July 18, 2022 Space Travel Tunes
From songs selected for the Golden record on the Voyager spacecraft to favorite prelaunch songs, music is a NASA tradition.
2 min
July 15, 2022 BREEZE
As BREEZE circumnavigates Venus, it could perform various atmospheric studies, track weather patterns, and conduct active volcanic investigations.
2 min
July 14, 2022 A Rocket Called Nell
The modest rocket Goddard fondly called Nell, burned a flight into the future and established Robert Goddard as the father of modern rocketry.
2 min

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Innovation Now is a daily 90-second radio series and podcast that gives listeners a front row seat to hear compelling stories of revolutionary ideas, emerging technologies and the people behind the…