Videos from the SDASM Speaker series, a video presentation by Museum experts discussing their favorite artifacts or historical events.
Video from the SDASM Speaker series, a presentation by Museum experts discussing their favorite artifacts or historical events. Here, Dr. Neil Farber, NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador and SDASM Docent, shares current developments of humankind’s primary question; Are We Alone in the Universe? While no direct evidence of life elsewhere exists, finding liquid water, essential chemical ingredients, and the necessary energy for metabolism will probably result in finding living organisms somewhere in the Universe.
Video from the SDASM Speaker series, a presentation by Museum experts discussing their favorite artifacts or historical events. Dr. Neil Farber, NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and SDASM Docent shares his knowledge of humankind’s fascination with and quest to understand the red planet; Mars. Initially, Mariner spacecraft flybys and the Mars Global Surveyor and Reconnaissance Orbiters provided planetary overviews. Then, Viking, Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, and Perseverance landers/rovers transformed the myth of Mars into the Magic of today’s Martian knowledge base.
Perkin-Elmer Corporation Optics Engineer Phil Pressel discusses the Hexagon KH-9 satellite. Mr. Pressel designed the camera used in this Cold War project. In the second part of this episode, SDASM docent Chuck Dorigan talks about his experiences with the Star Catcher Squadron, and mid-air recovery of film from spy satellites.
Ron Carrico and Rick Deutsch discuss the history of surveillance satellites, including the Aurora, Gambit and Hexagon programs
Retired NASA employee and SDASM docent Mike Benik discusses launch vehicles. He covers the history launch vehicles, including Explorer 1, Vanguard 1, the Pioneer Program and GPS satellites. Launch vehicles discussed include the Atlas, Atlas Agena, Titan II, Delta II, among others. He also discusses the Shuttle/Centaur program.
SDASM docent Neil Farber discusses the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs.
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