Innovation Now

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Innovation Now episodes

May 11, 2020 Mothers in Space
The NASA astronaut corps includes fearless women who find ways to build their families while working to advance science and society.
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May 08, 2020 VITAL
NASA specializes in spacecraft, not medical-device manufacturing, but excellent engineering, rigorous testing and rapid prototyping are some of the agency’s specialties.
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May 07, 2020 An Efficient Helicopter
Flying on Mars is like flying at one hundred thousand feet on Earth. And an aerial vehicle that could take off and land multiple times would let us see much more of Mars.
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May 06, 2020 Space Treats
Astronauts must eat a carefully selected diet of foods that maintain their health in space, but they do get the chance to augment that diet with a few special treats.
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May 05, 2020 Asteroid Nearby
Our solar system is literally littered with asteroids and comets, and, sometimes, they come very close to Earth.
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May 04, 2020 May the Fourth Be with You
Watching films aboard the International Space Station is one way for the crew to bond and decompress. And guess which film just became an astronaut favorite!
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May 01, 2020 AI in the Sky
If properly designed and tested, aircraft can benefit from artificial intelligence by adding features that support the pilot, crew, and passengers.
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April 30, 2020 Twenty Twenty Vision
NASA “optometrists” verify that Mars 2020 has twenty/twenty vision!
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April 29, 2020 Talking Trash
Astronauts don’t want to sit in their trash, so a team at NASA is working on a solution they call OSCAR.
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April 28, 2020 I Wonder
What if the system NASA developed for removing contaminants from building paint could be used to clean up the environment?
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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…