SpaceBack

  • Released Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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SpaceBack is a series of shorts that pairs an archival clip of NASA Goddard's history with a current and related science or mission effort. These videos are formatted for viewing in vertical platforms.

Data visualizer Greg Shirah talks about the evolution of computer graphics used to communicate NASA science over the decades.

Music: "Computer Spring," "Sun Age," "Streets at Night," Universal Production Music

A look back at the sounding rocket launches at Wallops Flight Facility during the March 1970 solar eclipse.

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Marjorie Townsend of the Small Astronomy Satellite and Donya Douglas-Bradshaw of Lucy.

Music: "Life Cycles," Universal Production Music

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Isidore Adler analyzes lunar samples from Apollo; 40 years later, Natlie Curran analyzes lunar samples frozen from Apollo 17.

Music: "Life Cycles," "Secret Hours," Universal Production Music.

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The development of microelectronics, miniaturized computer components and processors, allowed for a more efficient use of space in satellites. This technology developed at Goddard would be used in many satellites over the years, including in the microshutter technology on board the James Webb Space Telescope.

Music: "Sequences," Universal Production Music

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This page was originally published on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
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