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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 concepts that are shaping our future.

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    Thinking Strategically

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023


    Pollen and Possibilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023


    Pollen season has arrived, and it may be time to change your air filter. But changing those dirty filters can prove complicated, especially if that filter is in space.

    Inventions of the Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023


    Congratulations, NASA for two entries on TIME's 2022 list of inventions that not only change history but benefit the future of humanity.

    Turning Science into Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023


    If you look hard enough, you can see art in the science.

    Rosie the Rocketeer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023


    Testing is a key component to the success of a human space program.

    Space Technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023


    NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate works to ensure that innovations are shared through technology transfer to generate real-world benefits.

    Flapping Flyers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023


    Initial proof of concept experiments demonstrated that the lift produced by the cicada-sized wings was sufficient to support this flapping flyer's weight.

    Clipper Wheels

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023


    Engineers are installing a fourth wheel on the Europa Clipper, giving the spacecraft a spare.

    Quieter Cabins

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023


    NASA is developing technologies that will quiet the skies both inside the plane and on the ground.

    March Lore

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023


    Whether the changeable March weather feels like a lion or a lamb wherever you are, the stars remind us that spring is just around the corner.

    Insect Extinction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023


    Maintaining diversity is essential for human health, food security, and clean air and water.

    Mobility Grippers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023


    ReachBot has extendable arms and wrench-like grippers that would enable it to swing its way over rocky terrain.

    Micrometeorite Impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023


    Using a special air gun, NASA researchers fire steel balls at fabric samples to gauge how many layers are needed to stop micrometeorites from penetrating a habitat.

    Learning from Mistakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023


    For technology demonstrations, failure is where you learn from mistakes and improve during the next round of engineering.

    CleanUp

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023


    This NASA technology has a stake in eliminating PCB contamination wherever it occurs.

    Farewell to InSight

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023


    NASA's first mission to explore the deep interior of Mars has reached the end of its operations.

    Celebrating Presidents

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023


    Because the President and his staff set NASA's agenda, the White House has historically had great influence over the nation's space efforts.

    Cold Arm

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023


    Paired with proven cameras and a powerful processor, this Lunar Deployment Arm is capable of autonomous operations without stopping cold.

    Watching the Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023


    Whether you are a community decision-maker or a casual Earth observer, Worldview lets you explore your Earth your way!

    Launch Lovers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023


    NASA has successfully delivered a game-changing flight safety technology that enabled the first Electron rocket launch from the United States.

    ROSES

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023


    Every year around Valentine's Day, NASA releases its own ROSES, a special opportunity for researchers worldwide.

    Celestial Valentines

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023


    We're in the final countdown. But's there's still time to send a spacy sentiment to your shooting star this Valentine's Day.

    Picture of the Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023


    Since 1995, NASA has been curating an astronomy picture of the day.

    Staying in Orbit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023


    An orbiting space station, that can stay in orbit around the Moon, will provide a place for astronauts to prepare for trips down to the lunar surface.

    Moon Weather

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023


    On Earth, we celebrate seasons, enjoy changing temperatures, and, at times, put up with inclement weather that impacts our plans. But is there weather on the Moon?

    A Kinetic Impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023


    It was humanity's first attempt at changing the motion of a celestial object.

    Harvesting Oxygen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023


    MOXIE is operating on NASA's Perseverance Rover and has, for the very first time, proven that oxygen can be extracted from the Martian atmosphere.

    Groundhog Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023


    What most people don't realize is that Groundhog Day is actually an astronomical event marking the movement of Earth around the Sun.

    Digital Assistant in Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023


    In a unique technology demonstration, Lockheed Martin has partnered with Amazon and Cisco to bring the Alexa digital assistant and Webex video collaboration aboard Orion.

    Putting It to the Test

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023


    At NASA's Glenn Research Center, researchers can test rover components in a unique indoor lab.

    Three Thousand

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023


    Mathematically speaking, three thousand is a fairly significant number. And three thousand has a special significance to all of us at Innovation Now.

    Big Wheels

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023


    Big wheels keep on turning. And these big wheels will keep NASA's Europa Clipper turning in the right direction.

    Day of Remembrance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023


    NASA Day of Remembrance is observed annually on the last Thursday of January. The day commemorates the members of the NASA family who gave their lives to advance the cause of space discovery.

    Volcanic Venus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023


    Venus may have once been a temperate and wet world. But today the second planet from the Sun is an acidic hothouse.

    Best Inventions 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023


    NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and the Space Launch System have been named 2022 TIME Inventions of the Year.

    Year of the Rabbit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023


    The year of the Rabbit is underway. This year's Lunar New Year began on January 22nd.

    Aircraft Materials

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023


    The FAA works with NASA to ensure that new materials are structurally sound and safe for use in modern aircraft.

    Phantoms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023


    Three high tech manikins that flew on Artemis I, will shed some light on space radiation.

    A Bigger Aeroshell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023


    Inflatable aeroshells can pack up tightly for launch configuration, allowing NASA to land bigger payloads with the bigger aeroshell.

    Moon Rise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023


    The Moon shines brightly enough that you can see it, day or night, as long as it's in the right part of the sky.

    Destination Titan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023


    NASA's next destination in the solar system is the richly organic world of Titan.

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