JPL Scientists have performed long-distance tinkering on many projects, helping to extend those satelites' lives many times beyond their original scheduled missions.
There have been numerous women on the ground who made NASA's journeys possible. The following women are just a fraction of the Asian Americans whose remarkable work continues to impact the investigation of worlds beyond our own.
In 1970, President Richard Nixon gave Apollo 11 lunar samples to 135 friendly countries and U.S. states. Now, many of those samples are unaccounted for.
Santa Clara University's Robotic Systems Laboratory conducts satellite mission control operations, yet the lab's staff consists almost entirely of students.
Southern California is a wonderland for the outer space enthusiast. Space exploration's influence on SoCal can be found all over — sometimes in unexpected places.
Triumphs and failures have been woven into Southern California’s aerospace industry since the beginning, but the risk-taking attitude and forward-thinking culture of the region continues to pull them into this historic region.
We couldn't have a Summer of Space without a carefully crafted and curated playlist available for your enjoyment. When we asked PBS SoCal and KCET staff…