Sinopsis
Innovation Now is a daily 90-second radio series and podcast that gives listeners a front row seat to hear compelling stories of revolutionary ideas, emerging technologies and the people behind the concepts that are shaping our future.
Episodios
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The First Day of Spring
20/03/2026 Duración: 01minWhile meteorologists have been celebrating spring since the first of March, astronomically speaking, spring begins today.
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Moving People and Cargo
19/03/2026 Duración: 01minNASA is tackling the challenge of safely integrating air taxi technologies into the national airspace system.
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Martian Spiderwebs
18/03/2026 Duración: 01minNASA’s Curiosity rover has seen the Martian spiderwebs up close.
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On the Menu
17/03/2026 Duración: 01minWith no refrigeration, resupply, or late-load capability, all food that will fly aboard Artemis II was carefully chosen for the mission.
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Biological Clock
16/03/2026 Duración: 01minMany of us are adjusting our biological clocks as we spring forward into daylight savings time.
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Commercial Space Stations
13/03/2026 Duración: 01minNASA supports the design and development of multiple commercial space stations like Starlab.
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Tentacle Arms
12/03/2026 Duración: 01minAs part of the REACCH Demonstration, tentacle-like arms that extend and wrap around objects were added to one of the Astrobee robotic units in orbit.
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Driving on Mars
11/03/2026 Duración: 01minDriving on Mars is no easy task. But generative AI and other smart tools are streamlining the process.
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The Heat Is On
10/03/2026 Duración: 01minAnything that goes into space and returns to Earth must pass through Earth’s atmosphere, making atmospheric flight testing critical for space missions.
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Postcards from Mars
09/03/2026 Duración: 01minIn 1973, science fiction author Al Nussbaum wrote about a farmer on Mars whose daughter looks up at a twinkling star – Earth.
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A Rock from Venus
06/03/2026 Duración: 01minVenus is so hot it can melt a spacecraft in hours. But that’s not stopping researchers from looking into an ambitious idea to bring a piece of Venus back to Earth.
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Nickel Titanium Tires
04/03/2026 Duración: 01minWhile several robotic missions have landed on Mars, NASA has explored only one percent of the Martian surface.
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Earth Shadow
02/03/2026 Duración: 01minIf the sky is clear, you could see a blood Moon in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 3rd.
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Magnetic Extraction
27/02/2026 Duración: 01minSending humans to and from Mars is impossible without a reliable source of oxygen.
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Moon Mission Spacesuit
26/02/2026 Duración: 01minTesting for the spacesuits that will be worn by NASA’s Artemis III crew is underway.
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Thank an Engineer
25/02/2026 Duración: 01minThis is National Engineers Week. And no one understands how engineering transforms our future better than NASA.
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A Glacial Heartbeat
23/02/2026 Duración: 01minIn an area defined by stark Arctic expanses and rugged terrain, life persists. Even a glacier found here pulses like a heart.