Learn about scale (the size of something) using the example of the Earth, Moon and Mars!
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Dr. Steven Ehlert talks about what it's like working with Chandra X-ray Observatory at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, a little bit about his scientific inspiration Sir Isaac Newton and what he would do in the Matrix!
Dr. Dennis Gallagher talks about why a question from Dr. James Van Allen reframed his perspective on research, how he got to be a NASA Plasma Physicist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and what advise he would give to, not just scientists, but everyone.
Darius Yaghoubi, one of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center's Lead Aerospace Engineers working on the Mars Ascent Vehicle, talks about the projects that he's been a part of and gets into some details about how NASA will return samples of the Martian soil to Earth for study.
Justin Cartledge, an Eagle Scout with Boy Scouts of America, talks about what it's like to be a PAYCOM (Payload Communications Manager) at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.