tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185138160 2008-09-08 14:27:37 -0400 AeroAstro Robert Seamans Jr. was associate and deputy NASA administrator from 1960-68 where he was instrumental in development of manned spaceflight. He would later serve as MIT Dean of Engineering, Director of the Draper Lab, and a senior lecturer in MIT Aero-Astro, which named its Learning Laboratory in his honor. He passed away in 2008. In this video, Dr. Seamans and astronaut Neil Armstrong (with a guest appearance by Buzz Aldrin) deliver the 1994 Aero-Astro Gardener Lecture and speak about their experiences in the race to the moon. 4720 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185116900 2009-01-07 13:52:18 -0500 AeroAstro (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. 3274 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185069080 2009-05-21 15:15:05 -0400 schmiedl MIT facilities workers and hack removal specialists remove the largest and most difficult part of the Apollo 11 lunar lander hack from the Great Dome: the welded steel base, too large to fit through any door. 119 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185039200 2009-06-09 13:49:19 -0400 AeroAstro Watch a trailer for "Giant Leaps," a film produced by MIT Aero-Astro as part of the "Giant Leaps" symposium marking the 40th anniversary of the first Apollo moon landing.<br><br>Watch the full version <a href="http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/3155-giant-leaps">here</a>. 81 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/184976580 2009-06-10 11:31:01 -0400 AeroAstro A tribute to the life and work of Bob Seamans, Associate Administrator of NASA during the Apollo Program, and former Dean of Engineering at MIT. 619 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/184930480 2009-06-15 11:15:57 -0400 AeroAstro 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? This short film kicked off the "Giant Leaps" Symposium commemorating the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing. The symposium was organized by the MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics Department, and held at MIT on June 11, 2009. 679