Leaders in Lidar
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- Visualizations by:
- Ryan Fitzgibbons
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- Written by:
- Ryan Fitzgibbons
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- Edited by:
- Ryan Fitzgibbons
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- Scientific consulting by:
- Ryan Fitzgibbons,
- James Garvin, and
- Thomas A. Neumann
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- Interviewees:
- Bryan Blair,
- David E. Smith,
- James Abshire,
- Jan McGarry,
- Jay Zwally,
- Ralph Dubayah,
- Scott Luthcke,
- Thomas A. Neumann, and
- Xiaoli Sun
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Leaders in Lidar series teaser in standard format.
Music: "The Archives," Universal Production Music.
Complete transcript available.
Chapter 1: The Laser Is Better
The scientists and engineers at Goddard Space Flight Center embark on a new technological and scientific journey, building and sending a laser altimeter to Mars with the MOLA-1 Instrument.
Music: "Fragment," "Chasing Lights," "Charming Noise," "Steady Pace," "The Cage," "Taking It All In," "The Archives," "Intriguing Coincidence," "Everyday Stories," Universal Production Music
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Video Descriptive Text available.
Note on footage used: 00:03-00:09 provided by pond5.
Chapter 2: Go Back to Mars
After the devastating loss of Mars Observer, the Goddard team mourns and regroups to build a second MOLA instrument for the Mars Global Surveyor mission. But before they send their laser altimeter to Mars, the team seizes an opportunity to test it on the Space Shuttle.
Music: "Unanswered Questions," "Chasing Lights," "Curious Occasion," "Time Ticking Away," "Have You Seen Annie," "Down to the Wire," "Man Versus Clock," "Everyday Stories." Universal Production Music.
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Chapter 3: Take the Next Steps
Riding on the success of MOLA, the Goddard team develops new lidar instruments for Earth, the Moon and Mercury. Each new instrument is a major leap forward in technology and scientific ambition and equally fraught with challenges.
Music: "Breakthrough Discovery," "Chasing Lights," "Prism Lights," "Ellipsis," "What Have We Done," "Resistor," "Starlight Andromeda," "Cascadia," "Everyday Stories," Universal Production Music.
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Note on footage used: 10:25 clip provided by pond5.
Chapter 4: All the Easy Missions Are Done
The Goddard team recounts the challenging paths that lead to the current lidar missions, the Global Ecosystems Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) and ICESat-2, which look to measure changes on our planet.
Music: "Quick Rhythmic Stabs," "Chasing Lights," "Little Magic," "In Broad Daylight," "Hidden between the Pages," "Down Is Not Out," "Curious by Nature," "Correlating Combination," "Everyday Stories," Universal Production Music.
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Music: "The Archives," Universal Production Music.
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Animators
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
- Chris Meaney (KBRwyle)
- Susan Twardy (HTSI)
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Visualizers
- Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
- Ernie Wright (USRA)
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
- Kel Elkins (USRA)
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Writer
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
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Editor
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
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Researcher
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
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Scientists
- James Garvin (NASA, Chief Scientist Goddard) [Lead]
- Thomas A. Neumann (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
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Interviewees
- Bryan Blair (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- David E. Smith (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- James Abshire (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Jan McGarry (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Jay Zwally (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Ralph Dubayah (University of Maryland) [Lead]
- Scott Luthcke (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Thomas A. Neumann (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Xiaoli Sun (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Jack L Bufton (GST)
- John F. Cavanaugh (NASA/GSFC)
- Joseph-Paul A. Swinski (NASA/GSFC)
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Producer
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
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Narrator
- LK Ward (KBRwyle) [Lead]
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Videographers
- Michael McClare (KBRwyle) [Lead]
- Rob Andreoli (AIMM) [Lead]
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Project support
- James Garvin (NASA, Chief Scientist Goddard) [Lead]
- LK Ward (KBRwyle) [Lead]
- Thomas A. Neumann (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- David Lloyd Rabine (NASA/GSFC)
- Kathryn Mersmann (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)