Innovation Now

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Innovation Now episodes

June 18, 2021 Space Lentils
When choosing a crop for this hydroponic experiment, the company zeroed in on duckweed, better known now as space lentils.
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June 17, 2021 Data Science
NASA is using big data techniques to revolutionize biomedical research.
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June 16, 2021 Searching for Water
NASA will pair a mass spectrometer with a drill mounted on a rover to go out and look for resources on the Moon.
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June 15, 2021 Orion Crew Survival Suit
When NASA’s Orion spacecraft takes off, astronauts inside will be wearing new and improved, high-tech space suits.
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June 14, 2021 A-Puffers
Sometimes the most compelling locations on a planet’s surface are extreme landscapes that can be challenging for astronauts to investigate.
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June 11, 2021 Fire in the Hole
If you’re going to put payloads on a rocket and send it into space, you want to test the engine to make sure it’s going to get where you’re sending it safely.
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June 10, 2021 Drone Technology
Taking to the sky is what NASA does best and NASA’s technology portfolio includes design improvements for the next wave of unmanned aerial vehicles.
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June 09, 2021 Astronaut Handovers
Now that the Commercial Crew Program has begun flying crews of four on U.S. commercial spacecraft, the full crew of the International Space Station has expanded to seven people.
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June 08, 2021 Hurricane Season 2021
NASA is preparing for an active 2021 hurricane season as NOAA predicts an above average number of named storms.
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June 07, 2021 A New Space Toilet
A new toilet makes the essential task of going to the bathroom in space a bit more comfortable.
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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…