Videos by AeroAstro (29)
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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...
Future of Human Spaceflight: The Au...
Added over 3 years ago | 01:51:00 | 29369 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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
Excerpt - 2012 Brass Rat unveiling ...
Added over 2 years ago | 00:02:47 | 20607 views
In a surprise appearance at the conclusion of the 2012 Brass Rat unveiling, MIT alumni and astronaut TJ Creamer offered his congratulations and thoughts on the Brass Rat in a pre-recorded downlink from the International Space Station.
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.
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.
Remembering Doc Draper
Added almost 5 years ago | 00:10:29 | 18618 views
Vintage footage of Doc, and remembrances by MIT Aero-Astro colleagues
2008 Design Build Fly Project: Conc...
Added almost 5 years ago | 00:04:50 | 18412 views
Aeronautics & Astronautics students participated in the 2008 AIAA Design/Build/Fly Competion and put together this video to share their experience. Fortunately the vehicle was not weighed down by its name.
SPHERES on the Space Station
Added almost 5 years ago | 00:00:00 | 18176 views
MIT AeroAstro Space Systems Lab's SPHERES microsatellites are tested on the International Space Station.