Aside from the meteorites that fall to Earth haphazardly, direct analysis of the materials of the solar system has required explorers–both human and robotic–to collect and return samples from the Moon, comets, asteroids, and one day other planets. The four lectures in this year’s series will spotlight the sample return missions that have helped us better understand the origin and evolution of the Earth and other planets.
This lecture series is made possible by the generous support of Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company, and United Launch Alliance.
There are no Exploring Space Lectures events coming up.
Bringing Mars Samples Back to Earth
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
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OSIRIS-REx: Revealing Secrets from the Dawn of our Solar System
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
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The Stardust Discovery Mission: Bringing Comet Wild-2 Samples Home to Earth
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
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To the Moon and Back
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
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The Habitability of Worlds in the Outer Solar System
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
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Exploring the Moon and Mars: Learning to Work and Live in Space
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
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Life Support: What the International Space Station Teaches Us About Our Changing Earth
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
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Earth-Based Analogs In Support of Space Missions
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
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Earth, Exoplanets, and Everything in Between
Presented Online
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Space2inspire: An Orbital Perspective of Earth as a Geoscientist, Artist, and Poet
Presented Online
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Ancient Cities and Landscapes from Space: How Remote Sensing is Transforming Archaeology
Presented Online
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NASA’s Earth Information System: Open and Accessible Science to Improve Life on Earth
Presented Online
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