NASA | Exploring the Inner Solar System (Part 4/6)

Part 4 of Dr. Garvin's talk includes a hypothetical trip to a near-Earth object, a look at NASA's explorations of our own place in the solar system, planet Earth, and an introduction to what makes Mars such a fascinating place to study.

(Show Description)
Chief Scientist of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Dr. Jim Garvin, takes us on a journey to Mercury, Venus, Earth, the moon, near-Earth objects, and Mars. Why does space matter? Why is exploring the inner solar system so crucial? Where will humans and robots venture to next? In this video lecture, filmed July 14, 2010 in NASA Goddard's HD Science Studio with an audience of summer interns and co-op students, Dr. Garvin discusses NASA's past, present, and future of discovery on our nearest neighbors in the solar system.

This video can also be downloaded in full at:
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010600/a010618/

To learn more about NASA missions and science, visit our homepage, www.nasa.gov.

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• Space
• Solar System
• Mars
• Mercury
• Moon
• Venus
• Earth
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[890slay]

Is the audience consisted of graduate students or what?

[Winner8501]

BTW, is this the European ATV docked to the Orion capsule in the asteroid mission animation?

[Winner8501]

The students look almost brain dead. Garvin is trying so hard to make this interesting, but they are totally unresponsive. I wonder if their pupils would react to light...

Hopefully it means they're just stunned, because otherwise it would mean the future of the US space programme isn't very bright...

[rigamortis1066]

@coil311 yeah where'd it go, damn stanford...

[coil311]

Thanks for the videos, but part 5/6 seems to have been removed from youtube.

[MattHunX]

@Rigo0Jancsi

Well, I'd like to think so, but a few probably were simply disinterested. A shame.

[Rigo0Jancsi]

@MattHunX

There was not even the hint of a smile on any face when he tried to joke about a few people getting lost in Grand Canyon every year. Maybe they tried to look serious, like grown-ups are supposed to be, because of the camera...

[MattHunX]

@Geeeeoheffeff

That's the problem. They should be interested. Good presentation, anyway. Garvin has a sense of humor, too.

[Geeeeoheffeff]

@MattHunX Nothing's wrong :P

I thought some of them look a little disinterested

[ARESGodOfWarBRC]

Such positive things! I am look forward to the future!!