Killian Lecture: The Early History of the Moon
Killian Lecture: The Early History of the Moon
In the 41st annual Killian Lecture, Maria Zuber describes looking deep into the moon’s interior to chart its early history.
Transit Time Lapse
Transit Time Lapse
The rare coincidence in the orbit of the moon and sun was captured by Mike Krawczynski PhD '11.
Remembering Neil Armstrong
Remembering Neil Armstrong
Jeff Hoffman and Larry Young, of MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, reflect on the life and legacy of Neil Armstrong
Mapping the Moon's Shackleton Crater
Mapping the Moon's Shackleton Crater
Scientists from MIT, Brown University, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and other institutions have mapped the moon's Shackleton crater with unprecedented detail, and found possible evidence for small amounts of ice on the crater's floor.
Michael Sori - EAPS graduate student
Michael Sori - EAPS graduate student
Graduate student Mike Sori studies planetary science. His particular research interest is understanding the nature and variations in cratering of Earth's moon. Using high-resolution altimeter data from the Lunar Reconaisance Orbiter to explore geographical differences in crater ...
Introducing: Planetary Scientist - Prof. Kerri Cahoy
Introducing: Planetary Scientist - Prof. Kerri Cahoy
Cahoy joined EAPS in July 2011 as an Assistant Professor in the Planetary Sciences Program. She received her BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University in 2000, and MS (2002) and PhD (2008) in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University working with the ...
"Landing on the Moon" (1966) - Science Reporter TV Series
"Landing on the Moon" (1966) - Science Reporter TV Series
This 1966 "Science Reporter" television program details the development and construction of the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), the only vehicle of the three Apollo spacecraft modules that actually lands on the moon. Project engineer Thomas Kelly gives a tour of the LEM ...
Logarhythms Sing at Class Dinner 2010
Logarhythms Sing at Class Dinner 2010
The MIT Logarhythms Alums serenade the Class of 1960 with joyful a capella singing - MIT songs, popular songs, and novelty tunes, Marriot Hotel, during MIT's Reunion Weekend, June, 2010.
neurographica
neurographica
Speaker: Maria Moon, Art Center College of Design. Moderator: Madeleine Clare Elish. Abstract: neurographica investigates the ways in which design can be used to explore and analyze neurological data. Traditionally, the predominant role of design in the scientific process has been to visually ...
Looking Ahead to the Future of NASA
Looking Ahead to the Future of NASA
05/10/2010 3:00 PM 32"123Gen. Charles Bolden, NASA AdministratorDescription: From the MIT News Office: NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. defended President Barack Obama's controversial plans for the U.S. space agency's future and touted the president's plan to invest billions of ...
Humans in Space
Humans in Space
12/08/2009 6:00 PM MuseumDava Newman, Sm '89, PhD '92, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering SystemsDescription: The future of space exploration is "the Moon, Mars, and beyond." For the human scientist"astronaut, "the issue is one of location and locale," according to Dava ...
Giant Leaps
Giant Leaps: The Legacy of the Apollo Program
What is the legacy of the Apollo program, and what can we learn from it to help us confront the scientific and engineering challenges of our own time?
Apollo: Reflections and Lessons
Apollo: Reflections and Lessons
06/11/2009 9:30 AM KresgeDr. Jeffrey A. Hoffman, former Space Shuttle astronaut, Professor of the Practice, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT ; Dr. Richard Battin, '45, PhD '51, Director of Apollo guidance, navigation and control system, Senior Lecturer, MIT ; Dr. Aaron Cohen, ...
The Next Giant Leaps in Space Exploration
The Next Giant Leaps in Space Exploration
06/11/2009 3:00 PM KresgeDr. Maria T. Zuber, E.A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics, Head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT ; ; Dr. Edward F. Crawley, Ford Professor of Engineering, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and ...
Widnall on Apollo's guidance, navigation, and control
Widnall on Apollo's guidance, navigation, and control
(Dec 10, 2008) Dr. William Widnall speaks to Aero-Astro students about heading the MIT/Draper team in the '60s that developed Apollo's guidance, navigation, and control system.
Brandon Johnson
Brandon Johnson
"It's not just about the books. It's not just about the research. You've got to try to do what you can to give back." --Brandon Johnson, Senior, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Neil Armstrong on the Apollo Program
Robert Seamans and Neil Armstrong on the Apollo Program
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Robert Seamans Jr. deliver the 1994 AeroAstro Gardener Lecture.
Interplanetary Space Logistics: Enabling New Frontiers
Interplanetary Space Logistics: Enabling New Frontiers
NASA is returning to the Moon by 2020 as a stepping stone for the human exploration of Mars. Human space exploration will no longer be viewed as a set of isolated missions, but rather as an integrated supply chain in space. As part of a NASA-funded project, MIT, ...
Developing the Hardware for Future Human Space Exploration
Developing the Hardware for Future Human Space Exploration
03/08/2006 3:00 PM E51-115 WongMichael Griffin, NASA AdministratorDescription: While Michael Griffin sees a wealth of reasons for space exploration in general and returning to the moon in particular, NASA must still manage on a tiny portion of "the national treasure." ...