Gerhard Schwehm, Rosetta Mission Manager, Head of Planetary Science Division, European Space Agency, discusses the making of Rosetta from the dream of a comet-nucleus sample-return mission to a comet orbiter and lander mission during the Caltech Space Challenge (September 12, 2011).
Ron Turner, Analytic Services Inc. Fellow, discusses radiation risks and challenges associated with a human mission to an asteroid during the Caltech Space Challenge (September 12, 2011).
Don Yeomans, Senior Research Scientist and JPL Fellow, Manager Near Earth Object Program Office, NASA - JPL, discusses why to go to a Near Earth Object during the Caltech Space Challenge (September 12, 2011).
Kevin France, Chris Martin, Bruce Woodgate, Amanda Hendrix, Hakeem Olusheyi, and Wes Traub participate in a panel discussion on UV/optical science as part of this short course (August 29, 2011).
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Robert C. Anderson discusses Mars surface analogues on Earth - mechanical properties of regoilth in this short course (June 20, 2011).
Caltech's Jose Andrade gives an intro to soil mechanics in this short course (June 20, 2011).
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About Keck Institute for Space Studies - Video
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Watch lectures from workshops and events put on by the Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS). KISS is a "think and do tank" designed to develop new planetary, Earth, and astrophysics space mission…
concepts and technology by bringing together a broad spectrum of scientists and engineers for sustained scientific and technical interaction. It is a joint institute of the California Institute of Technology and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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