Jerrie Mock: Charting New Horizons in Aviation History for the Next GenerationSixty years after her record-setting flight, hear about the accomplishments and legacy of pilot Jerrie Mock. On April 17, 1964, Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock made history by becoming the first woman to fly solo around the world in her single engine Cessna 180, known as the Spirit of Columbus. Join pilot Shaesta Waiz and publisher Wendy Hollinger as they discuss Mock’s legacy in aviation history and how she stil...
Radio Astronomer Karen O'Neil: My PathKaren O'Neil is a Staff Scientist at Green Bank Observatory, the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope. She does some pretty cool science and likes to share that science with others. But one of her favorite things to do is help other scientists get time on the telescope. Subscribe and turn on notifications
What causes the crescent shadows on the ground during a solar eclipse?
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Eclipse Citizen ScienceObserving a solar eclipse is one of many ways to get in on the fun of doing science. You can get involved with NASA science by participating in a number of NASA-funded citizen science projects. Citizen science projects are collaborations between scientists and interested members of the public. Through these collaborations, volunteers (known as citizen scientists) have helped make thousands of important scientific discoveries. Subscribe and turn on notifications
The Great American Eclipse, Part 2 - STEM in 30 - Season 10 - Episode 6In 2017, we experienced the first Great American Eclipse. Seven years later, the U.S. is once again in the path of another cross-country solar eclipse. In this episode we’ll help you decide what the best techniques are for viewing, cover the importance of eye safety, and share the science behind an eclipse. We’ll also discuss our own special star, the one that allows for life as we know on this planet — our Sun....
Air and Space RecordsThe National Air and Space Museum is full of firsts and world record breakers. Some of the highlights include the Wright Flyer, the Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird and the Apollo 11 Command Module. And in case you didn’t know the National Air and Space Museum holds its own Guinness World Record as the world's largest aerospace museum! Subscribe and turn on notifications
The Breitling Orbiter and the Around the World Flight19 days, 21 hours and 55 minutes, that’s how long it took Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones to travel 29,000 miles, completing the first non-stop balloon flight around the world. Using the gondola the Breitling Orbiter 3 the pair flew under a balloon that combined the features of a hot-air balloon and a gas balloon. In this short we take a look at this amazing trip and the people who piloted it. Subscribe and turn on notifications
Setting Benchmarks and Breaking World Records - STEM in 30 - Season 10 - Episode 5Setting Benchmarks and Breaking World Records - STEM in 30 - Season 10 - Episode 5 "I've always wanted to be a Guinness world record holder. And believe it or not, before I made this there was not a category for world's largest Nerf gun, but there is now. - Mark Rober Records are meant to be broken. In 1924 it took four planes and 175 days to complete the first circumnavigation of the globe by air, but t...