1 00:00:00,333 --> 00:00:01,101 Hello, I'm Dr. 2 00:00:01,101 --> 00:00:04,871 Makenzie Lystrup Director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. 3 00:00:04,938 --> 00:00:09,109 Our center began operations in 1959 as NASA's 4 00:00:09,109 --> 00:00:13,063 first space flight center with our main campus in Greenbelt, Maryland. 5 00:00:13,129 --> 00:00:16,599 Today, Goddard comprises six sites across the nation 6 00:00:16,683 --> 00:00:19,369 with more than 10,000 employees. 7 00:00:19,369 --> 00:00:22,739 Our world class multidisciplinary scientific research, 8 00:00:22,822 --> 00:00:26,609 cutting edge engineering and focus technology development have advanced 9 00:00:26,609 --> 00:00:30,563 humanity's understanding of the universe, ranging from our home planet of Earth 10 00:00:30,780 --> 00:00:34,267 to the farthest galaxies billions of light years away. 11 00:00:34,350 --> 00:00:37,353 True to our purpose, our achievements over the past year 12 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:41,608 have continued to rewrite and redefine astronomy as we know it. 13 00:00:41,691 --> 00:00:46,413 There have been several firsts, many breakthroughs and countless discoveries. 14 00:00:46,496 --> 00:00:48,948 Our success has benefited scientists, 15 00:00:48,948 --> 00:00:52,202 policymakers and other stakeholders worldwide. 16 00:00:52,285 --> 00:00:53,036 And we know full well 17 00:00:53,036 --> 00:00:57,607 that the American public will always be our greatest stakeholder. 18 00:00:57,690 --> 00:01:00,026 While we're committed to the present mission, 19 00:01:00,026 --> 00:01:03,313 the landscape of space exploration is changing, 20 00:01:03,379 --> 00:01:07,934 and we're taking measured steps to ensure our future will be as bright as our past. 21 00:01:08,001 --> 00:01:12,288 This dedication to discovery, regardless of the challenges and opportunities 22 00:01:12,288 --> 00:01:16,142 before us, is as true as when we first opened our gates. 23 00:01:16,226 --> 00:01:17,510 So please enjoy this video journey 24 00:01:17,510 --> 00:01:21,281 through Goddard's top highlights over the past year. 25 00:01:21,364 --> 00:01:25,518 And on behalf of Goddard Space Flight Center and our talented employees, 26 00:01:25,702 --> 00:01:29,522 thank you for your interest in our work as we continue to push the boundaries 27 00:01:29,522 --> 00:01:32,142 of possibility. 28 00:01:32,225 --> 00:01:34,344 We're taking you on a journey of this year's 29 00:01:34,344 --> 00:01:38,631 top highlights at Goddard, starting with the farthest reaches in astrophysics. 30 00:01:38,715 --> 00:01:40,934 Heading back home with planetary science. 31 00:01:40,934 --> 00:01:45,855 Warming up close to our sun with Heliophysics and landing home back on Earth. 32 00:01:45,939 --> 00:01:49,309 Wallops Flight Facility, The Goddard Institute for Space Studies. 33 00:01:49,526 --> 00:01:50,326 Katherine Johnson 34 00:01:50,326 --> 00:01:53,012 Independent Verification and Validation Facility. 35 00:01:53,012 --> 00:01:54,647 White Sands Test Facility. 36 00:01:54,647 --> 00:01:56,900 And the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility. 37 00:01:56,900 --> 00:01:59,119 All make up the Goddard Space Flight Center. 38 00:01:59,119 --> 00:02:01,738 Constellation. 39 00:02:01,738 --> 00:02:04,808 speaking of constellations from our cosmic backyard 40 00:02:04,808 --> 00:02:08,945 in the solar system to distant galaxies near the dawn of time, NASA's James Webb 41 00:02:08,945 --> 00:02:12,115 Space Telescope has delivered on its promise of revealing the universe 42 00:02:12,115 --> 00:02:15,118 like never before in its first year of science operations. 43 00:02:15,301 --> 00:02:18,655 To celebrate the completion of a successful first year, 44 00:02:18,655 --> 00:02:22,208 NASA released Webb's image of a small star forming region in the Rho Ophiuchi 45 00:02:22,225 --> 00:02:24,310 cloud complex. 46 00:02:24,394 --> 00:02:27,897 Congratulations to the Webb team on winning two Webbys this year, 47 00:02:27,981 --> 00:02:31,634 one for the live covered series from launch to the first images broadcast 48 00:02:31,634 --> 00:02:34,637 and the second for Webb's social media. 49 00:02:34,721 --> 00:02:37,690 here at Goddard, Many key components of the Nancy Grace 50 00:02:37,690 --> 00:02:41,077 Roman Space Telescope are on their way to completion, 51 00:02:41,161 --> 00:02:42,312 The focal plane system 52 00:02:42,312 --> 00:02:46,065 developed at Goddard and housing Roman's eight detectors was integrated 53 00:02:46,065 --> 00:02:50,186 into the Widefield instrument, and environmental testing has begun. 54 00:02:50,270 --> 00:02:54,257 Now, inside Goddard's largest clean room, the spacecraft bus made great progress 55 00:02:54,257 --> 00:02:54,858 as well. 56 00:02:54,858 --> 00:02:58,878 The bus structure harness several avionics boxes, and I&T 57 00:02:58,912 --> 00:03:03,149 batteries are complete and mechanically integrated with electrical integration. 58 00:03:03,149 --> 00:03:05,201 Well underway 59 00:03:05,201 --> 00:03:08,955 in collaboration with NASA and ESA, JAXA launched the XRISM mission 60 00:03:08,955 --> 00:03:11,391 on September 6th to provide astronomers 61 00:03:11,391 --> 00:03:14,394 with a revolutionary new look at the X-ray sky. 62 00:03:14,477 --> 00:03:17,964 With XRISM's improved sensitivity, astrophysicists will gain 63 00:03:17,964 --> 00:03:21,117 new insights into some of the universe's hottest regions and 64 00:03:21,117 --> 00:03:23,603 most energetic objects. 65 00:03:23,686 --> 00:03:24,771 This new NASA 66 00:03:24,771 --> 00:03:28,591 visualization reveals the scale of supermassive black holes. 67 00:03:28,675 --> 00:03:31,928 These monsters lurk in the centers of most big galaxies, 68 00:03:31,978 --> 00:03:35,331 including our own Milky Way, and contain between 100,000 69 00:03:35,331 --> 00:03:38,768 and tens of billions more mass than our sun. 70 00:03:38,851 --> 00:03:42,739 Congratulations to the Hubble team for winning the Webby award for best video; 71 00:03:42,739 --> 00:03:44,624 Science and Education. 72 00:03:44,624 --> 00:03:47,527 The video explains how Hubble has taken over a million 73 00:03:47,527 --> 00:03:49,679 snapshots documenting the universe 74 00:03:49,679 --> 00:03:53,066 and what it takes to process those images. 75 00:03:53,066 --> 00:03:57,053 New in Planetary Science, The OSIRIS-REx team successfully delivered 76 00:03:57,053 --> 00:04:01,374 material from asteroid Bennu to Earth after seven years in deep space. 77 00:04:01,374 --> 00:04:05,561 OSIRIS-REx flew past Earth on September 24th and ejected 78 00:04:05,561 --> 00:04:09,632 its sample return capsule, which stuck the landing at the Department of Defense 79 00:04:09,632 --> 00:04:11,618 Utah Test and Training Range. 80 00:04:11,618 --> 00:04:15,338 A preliminary analysis of the Bennu samples has revealed carbon 81 00:04:15,338 --> 00:04:17,206 and water bearing minerals. 82 00:04:17,206 --> 00:04:22,111 Meanwhile, the spacecraft is continuing its journey as OSIRIS-Apex, an extended 83 00:04:22,111 --> 00:04:26,399 mission to explore another near-Earth asteroid called Apophis. 84 00:04:26,482 --> 00:04:28,034 In other asteroid news. 85 00:04:28,034 --> 00:04:31,237 Lucy captured its first images with a view of the main belt 86 00:04:31,237 --> 00:04:34,807 Asteroid Dinkinesh first of eleven asteroids that the spacecraft 87 00:04:34,807 --> 00:04:38,528 will visit on its 12 year voyage of discovery. 88 00:04:38,611 --> 00:04:40,546 NASA's first return to Venus's 89 00:04:40,546 --> 00:04:43,533 massive atmosphere in decades is underway. 90 00:04:43,766 --> 00:04:47,070 The DAVINCI mission passed its key mission and system requirement 91 00:04:47,086 --> 00:04:50,890 reviews in the past year, and it's on its way to developing a next 92 00:04:50,890 --> 00:04:54,961 generation probe mission to discover a new Venus. 93 00:04:55,044 --> 00:04:59,415 LRO is paving the way for future missions like Artemis by studying volatiles, 94 00:04:59,565 --> 00:05:03,670 which are both scientifically important to understanding the lunar environment 95 00:05:03,753 --> 00:05:08,424 and will provide on the ground resources for future lunar exploration. 96 00:05:08,508 --> 00:05:12,945 Congratulations to Noah Petro and Barbara Cohen, named as Goddard's two 97 00:05:12,945 --> 00:05:17,667 Science leads for the Artemis III and Artemis IV missions respectively, 98 00:05:17,750 --> 00:05:22,922 and to Kelsey Young for her selection as Artemis II survey campaign lead. 99 00:05:23,006 --> 00:05:26,009 The Heliophysics big year is looking bright 100 00:05:26,175 --> 00:05:30,113 turnout for the annular solar eclipse was astounding as communications team 101 00:05:30,113 --> 00:05:33,282 members and scientists from Goddard and other NASA's centers 102 00:05:33,282 --> 00:05:36,386 arrive in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Kerrville, Texas, 103 00:05:36,386 --> 00:05:39,372 to celebrate the eclipse along the path of annularity. 104 00:05:39,439 --> 00:05:40,490 But that's not all. 105 00:05:40,490 --> 00:05:44,460 In April of 2024, a total solar eclipse will give everyone 106 00:05:44,460 --> 00:05:48,314 another chance to observe our star, the Sun, in a unique way, 107 00:05:48,314 --> 00:05:52,618 and to participate in citizen science and other eclipse activities. 108 00:05:52,702 --> 00:05:56,756 While people should never look directly at the Sun without proper eye protection, 109 00:05:56,839 --> 00:06:00,393 safely observing the Sun during an eclipse is a good reminder of the connection 110 00:06:00,393 --> 00:06:04,781 between the Sun and Earth and a good time to learn more about that relationship. 111 00:06:04,864 --> 00:06:08,785 Our star is active and is currently approaching solar maximum, 112 00:06:08,868 --> 00:06:13,489 which means an increase in activity like solar flares and coronal mass ejections. 113 00:06:13,573 --> 00:06:16,125 Understanding the sun's behavior is important 114 00:06:16,125 --> 00:06:19,078 because this upswing of solar activity can impact our lives 115 00:06:19,078 --> 00:06:23,516 and technology on Earth and across the entire solar system. 116 00:06:23,599 --> 00:06:24,317 Our mission to 117 00:06:24,317 --> 00:06:27,437 touch the Sun Parker Solar probe is helping fill in the gaps 118 00:06:27,437 --> 00:06:30,840 in our knowledge of solar, wind and the sun's magnetic fields. 119 00:06:30,923 --> 00:06:34,377 Parker Solar Probe will round out the Heliophysics big year 120 00:06:34,544 --> 00:06:39,098 by making its closest approach to the sun in December 2024. 121 00:06:39,182 --> 00:06:42,919 Although not as hot as the sun, according to scientists at NASA's 122 00:06:42,919 --> 00:06:45,922 Goddard Institute of Space Studies, 2023 123 00:06:45,955 --> 00:06:50,860 was Earth's hottest summer since Global Records began in 1880. 124 00:06:50,943 --> 00:06:53,913 The Canadian wildfire season had an early and aggressive 125 00:06:53,913 --> 00:06:56,916 start saturating the troposphere with smoke. 126 00:06:56,999 --> 00:07:00,636 This animation demonstrates the transport of total column carbon 127 00:07:00,636 --> 00:07:05,491 monoxide that originated due to wildfires burning over North America in early June. 128 00:07:05,658 --> 00:07:08,294 Using the GEOS forward processing system. 129 00:07:08,294 --> 00:07:10,780 Here we can see that emissions from these fires 130 00:07:10,780 --> 00:07:15,618 were transported thousands of miles and had widespread impacts. 131 00:07:15,701 --> 00:07:17,987 Gearing up for launch in 2024. 132 00:07:17,987 --> 00:07:22,008 PACE will help us better understand how the ocean and atmosphere exchange 133 00:07:22,008 --> 00:07:23,092 carbon dioxide 134 00:07:23,092 --> 00:07:27,180 and how aerosols might fuel phytoplankton growth in the surface ocean. 135 00:07:27,263 --> 00:07:32,101 By doing so, it'll take Earth's pulse in new ways for decades to come. 136 00:07:32,185 --> 00:07:34,270 down at the sandy beaches of Virginia. 137 00:07:34,270 --> 00:07:37,607 Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket successfully launched from Wallops 138 00:07:37,607 --> 00:07:42,845 Flight Facility to resupply the International Space Station in August. 139 00:07:42,929 --> 00:07:43,479 this year. 140 00:07:43,479 --> 00:07:47,717 The balloon program office had a successful fall balloon campaign, 141 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:51,137 launching five balloons carrying numerous scientific payloads, 142 00:07:51,220 --> 00:07:54,223 including Goddard's gamma ray hunting, ComPair instrument 143 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:58,094 and more than 100 student experiments from the cubes in space. 144 00:07:58,177 --> 00:07:59,212 Also, for balloons. 145 00:07:59,212 --> 00:08:04,000 A super pressure balloon carrying the SuperBit telescope flew for 39 days. 146 00:08:04,083 --> 00:08:06,452 It imaged many galaxies while in flight, 147 00:08:06,452 --> 00:08:10,890 including the Tarantula nebula and the southern Pinwheel Galaxy. 148 00:08:10,973 --> 00:08:13,159 Last but not least, a revolutionary. 149 00:08:13,159 --> 00:08:17,864 NASA flight safety system has enabled a new era of space transportation 150 00:08:17,947 --> 00:08:23,085 with the successful flight of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket on January 24th. 151 00:08:23,169 --> 00:08:26,489 This mission, the first Electron launch from the United States, 152 00:08:26,689 --> 00:08:29,659 was enabled by NASA's work in developing the NASA 153 00:08:29,659 --> 00:08:33,396 Autonomous Flight termination unit, NAFTU, a critical piece 154 00:08:33,396 --> 00:08:37,200 of flight safety technology required for this mission. 155 00:08:37,283 --> 00:08:42,471 wow, 2023 has been a busy year at Goddard Space Flight Center and its campuses. 156 00:08:42,738 --> 00:08:45,958 For more about what else we're up to, check out NASA.gov forward 157 00:08:45,958 --> 00:08:49,278 slash Goddard forward slash annual dash reports.