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Voyager: Lightning on Jupiter

STS-132: Shuttle Gear Drop

On its way to Orbit

Roger Roll

Vector Transfer

Wheel Stop

Can't Get Enough Of You

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Con Moto - Violins A - Demonstration 2 (decca+close, forte only)

A recording of a magnitude 3.7 marsquake from InSight's seismometer, called SEIS. This quake was recorded on May 22, 2019 (the 173rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission). Far below the human range of hearing, this sonification from SEIS had to be sped up and slightly processed to be audible through headphones.

Quake Sol 173

Spheres - Christian Henson (contextual)

Sewing machines, tape, scissors. Just like you might visit a tailor to get your pants hemmed or your suit fitted, NASA calls on a group of very creative problem-solvers to custom-make protective shields for our space missions.

NASA's Curious Universe: Sewing for Spaceflight

13 Ravel  Trois Chansons - 2. Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis

Nielsen: Helios Overture, Op. 17 (February 2020)

A pair of behemoth machines called crawler-trans­porters have carried the load of taking rockets and spacecraft to the launchpad for more than 50 years at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Each larger than a baseball infield and powered by locomotive en­gines, the crawler-transporters stand ready to keep up the work for the next generation of launch vehicles to lift astronauts into space. Sam Dove, John Giles, and Breanna Rohloff explain.

The Crawlers: How NASA Transports Rockets

From fires in outer space to raging wildfires on Earth, fire experts Gary Ruff and Natasha Stavros reveal how fingers of flame reach around our world.

On a Mission: Season 3, Episode 8 - Fueled by Fire

Crippling blackouts can be explained in part by the state’s unique energy market, but the disaster exposes <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/02/17/the-freeze-in-texas-exposes-americas-infrastructural-failings?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wider failures</a> that must be confronted amid a changing climate. Today’s landing of another Mars rover broadens the hunt for evidence of extraterrestrial life—an effort that is <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/02/13/the-search-for-et-may-soon-yield-an-answer?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">expanding</a> faster and farther than ever before. And soft rock <a href="https://www.economist.com/prospero/2021/02/11/soft-rock-has-rediscovered-its-hard-interior?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shakes off</a> its milquetoast manner.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a>Listen and subscribe to “<a href="https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2021/02/08/the-jab-a-new-podcast-from-the-economist?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Jab from Economist Radio</a>”, our new weekly podcast at the sharp end of the global vaccination race. &#10;&nbsp; <hr>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Watts the problem: Texas’s energy failings

Hello, we’re NASA. You may have seen our astronauts, rocket launches, or Mars rovers — but have you heard our sounds? From interviews with astronauts and engineers to stories that take you on a tour of the galaxy, NASA’s audio offerings let you experience the thrill of space exploration without ever leaving Earth.

STS-132: Shuttle Gear Drop

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