Videos by AeroAstro (29)
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Zero Robotics/SPHERES
Added 3 years ago | 00:03:51 | 23799 views
With the help of AeroAstro's Space Systems Lab, the SPHERES Zero Robotics pilot program allowed two high schools to run a software competition aboard the International Space Station.
Brass Rat message from the Space St...
Added over 3 years ago | 00:02:09 | 18111 views
On February 12, 2010, the MIT 2012 Class Ring (aka "Brass Rat") was unveiled in a special presentation at Kresge Auditorium. The high point of the presentation was a surprise pre-recorded video, sent from MIT alum astronaut TJ Creamer ab...
Future of Human Spaceflight: The Au...
Added over 3 years ago | 01:51:00 | 29370 views
In June 2009, NASA created the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee and charged it with conducting "an independent review of ongoing U.S. human space flight plans and programs, as well as alternatives, to ensure the Nation i...
AeroAstro Safety Lecture
Added over 3 years ago | 00:44:45 | 13597 views
AeroAstro Department Senior Technical Instructor discusses lab and shop safety rules and procedures. Recorded in May 2009.
Giant Leaps
Added almost 4 years ago | 00:11:18 | 46971 views
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 anniver...
Robert C. Seamans Jr.
Added almost 4 years ago | 00:10:19 | 20123 views
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.
Spotlight Preview - MIT TechTV's "G...
Added almost 4 years ago | 00:01:20 | 28933 views
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.Watch the full version here.
Megabytes for the Masses
Added 4 years ago | 01:18:00 | 20998 views
The 32nd Aeronautics and Astronautics Department Lester D. Gardner Lecture, presented by Yvonne Brill. This lecture was given at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge, April 2, 2009.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way t...
Added 4 years ago | 01:21:00 | 10011 views
An IAP Lecture presented by Professor Richard Battin, January 22, 2009, discussing America's space program and race to the moon.
Widnall on Apollo's guidance, navig...
Added over 4 years ago | 00:54:33 | 19245 views
(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.
Robert Seamans and Neil Armstrong o...
Added over 4 years ago | 01:18:00 | 27965 views
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 lectur...
Blisplinghoff on 1979 Chicago DC10 ...
Added over 4 years ago | 01:42:00 | 14076 views
Raymond Blisplinghoff (1917-1985) chaired the FAA commitee that investigated the May 1979 crash of an AA DC10 at O'Hare, killing all aboard. In this video shot at MIT in the early 1980s, he discusses the accident and its relevance to ai...