Earth Planets and Moons Universe ID: 13573

Meet The Goddard Instrument Field Team

Released on May 21, 2020

This video is an introduction into the world of the Goddard Instrument Field Team, known as GIFT. This team of scientists conducts fieldwork all over the world at sites that resemble the Moon, Mars, and other planetary surfaces. These scientists are responsible for developing and testing scientific instrumentation relevant to NASA’s exploration goals, and for carrying out a wide variety of experiments.

Video narrated by: Jerome Hruska

Music Provided by Universal Production Music:
“Let Me Love You Again” - Matthew Anderson
“Crushing It” - Erica Driscoll, Wally Gagel, Xandy Barry
“Behind The Stars” - Danny McCarthy
“To New Heights” – Mark Petrie

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has led and supported planetary analog field science campaigns for the last decade focused on addressing fundamental research and testing new instrument technologies. This video gives an overview of the Goddard Instrument Field Team, and includes footage of the unique locations they travel to and equipment they use. The capabilities developed within GIFT provide a unique resource to NASA and the external science community.

Credits

David Ladd (USRA): Lead Producer
David Ladd (USRA): Lead Video Editor
Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Videographer
David Ladd (USRA): Videographer
Molly Wasser (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Videographer
Stephen Scheidt (Howard University): Videographer
Michael Lentz (USRA): Animator
Krystofer Kim (USRA): Animator
Jerome Hruska (Self): Narrator
Kelsey Young (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Jacob Bleacher (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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Keywords:
SVS >> Instrument
SVS >> Lunar
SVS >> Mars
SVS >> Moon
GCMD >> Earth Science
SVS >> EVA
SVS >> Astronaut
SVS >> Goddard Space Flight Center
SVS >> Exploration
SVS >> Planetary Science
SVS >> Scientist
SVS >> Field Test
NASA Science >> Earth
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> Field Campaign

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0