1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,189 ♪ 2 00:00:05,189 --> 00:00:08,025 At NASA Goddard,we build space telescopes 3 00:00:08,025 --> 00:00:10,577 ♪ 4 00:00:10,577 --> 00:00:13,564 to explore the evolution of galaxies, stars 5 00:00:13,564 --> 00:00:17,401 and planets that make up our universe. 6 00:00:17,401 --> 00:00:19,469 We develope autonomous spacecraft navigation, 7 00:00:19,469 --> 00:00:23,140 using millisecond pulsars as celestial beacons 8 00:00:23,140 --> 00:00:25,475 to further deep space exploration 9 00:00:25,475 --> 00:00:29,029 into our solar system and beyond. 10 00:00:29,029 --> 00:00:32,266 We discover planets around other stars and investigate whether 11 00:00:32,266 --> 00:00:36,303 they could support life and what that life might look like. 12 00:00:36,303 --> 00:00:39,940 At NASA Goddard, we investigate the possibility of past or 13 00:00:39,940 --> 00:00:42,559 present life on Mars. 14 00:00:42,559 --> 00:00:46,964 We imagine, then engineer, far-out missions to answer 15 00:00:46,964 --> 00:00:50,300 questions about how galaxies and planets formed 16 00:00:50,300 --> 00:00:52,152 and evolved over time. 17 00:00:52,152 --> 00:00:56,056 We build instruments that visit every planet in the solar system 18 00:00:56,056 --> 00:00:59,359 and recreate planetary environments here on Earth. 19 00:00:59,359 --> 00:01:01,211 ♪ 20 00:01:01,211 --> 00:01:04,498 At NASA Goddard, we study the sun's dynamic behavior 21 00:01:04,498 --> 00:01:06,984 and the space weather that it generates 22 00:01:06,984 --> 00:01:09,019 so we can protect astronauts and 23 00:01:09,019 --> 00:01:13,540 satellites in space as well as our technology on the ground. 24 00:01:13,540 --> 00:01:16,793 We use the Earth's magnetic field as a laboratory, 25 00:01:16,793 --> 00:01:20,230 to understand the processes that drive giant explosions across 26 00:01:20,230 --> 00:01:21,832 the whole universe. 27 00:01:21,832 --> 00:01:26,370 At NASA Goddard, we use the data from a constellation of satellites 28 00:01:26,370 --> 00:01:29,856 to generate global maps of rain and snow 29 00:01:29,856 --> 00:01:31,375 pummeling the Earth 30 00:01:31,375 --> 00:01:34,911 to monitor how greenhouse gases move through the atmosphere 31 00:01:34,911 --> 00:01:38,048 and to model all of Earth's systems to create a 32 00:01:38,048 --> 00:01:41,785 dynamic portrait of our planet. 33 00:01:41,785 --> 00:01:45,038 We survey Earth's forests, ice sheets and oceans from air, 34 00:01:45,038 --> 00:01:47,507 ground, sea and space, 35 00:01:47,507 --> 00:01:52,296 and collect data to examine changes in the environment 36 00:01:52,296 --> 00:01:57,851 to inform and improve the lives of every human being. 37 00:01:57,851 --> 00:02:01,755 We develop high-powered lasers to map our own planet and other 38 00:02:01,755 --> 00:02:05,158 bodies deep into the solar system. 39 00:02:05,158 --> 00:02:08,578 At NASA Goddard, we launch balloons with an 8,000-pound 40 00:02:08,578 --> 00:02:11,898 suspended mass soaring into the atmosphere 41 00:02:11,898 --> 00:02:16,053 for weeks at a time to study black holes and gamma-ray bursts. 42 00:02:16,053 --> 00:02:17,254 [Rocket SFX] 43 00:02:17,254 --> 00:02:22,259 We launch small rockets carrying university-developed experiments into space 44 00:02:22,259 --> 00:02:25,612 and provide low-cost space platforms 45 00:02:25,612 --> 00:02:28,749 for testing new instrument concepts 46 00:02:28,749 --> 00:02:31,601 and engineering techniques. 47 00:02:31,601 --> 00:02:35,072 At NASA Goddard, we develop and maintain communication links 48 00:02:35,072 --> 00:02:38,358 between Earth and spacecrafts in orbit. 49 00:02:38,358 --> 00:02:41,595 We evaluate and improve system software to reduce risk in our 50 00:02:41,595 --> 00:02:43,196 missions, large and small. 51 00:02:43,196 --> 00:02:46,083 We take the search out of search and rescue 52 00:02:46,083 --> 00:02:49,703 by developing technologies for global distress systems. 53 00:02:49,703 --> 00:02:52,672 ♪ 54 00:02:52,672 --> 00:02:57,060 At NASA Goddard, we ensure every craft is space-ready. 55 00:02:57,594 --> 00:02:59,079 We blast noise 56 00:02:59,079 --> 00:03:02,666 and shake instruments to simulate stresses at launch. 57 00:03:02,666 --> 00:03:06,536 We expose them to the unforgiving vacuum of space and 58 00:03:06,536 --> 00:03:09,005 to powerful magnetic fields. 59 00:03:09,005 --> 00:03:12,376 At NASA Goddard, we innovate robotic technologies 60 00:03:12,376 --> 00:03:14,578 to extend satellite lifespans. 61 00:03:15,545 --> 00:03:18,048 We mentor thousands of students each year, 62 00:03:18,048 --> 00:03:20,967 who will become the next scientists and engineers. 63 00:03:20,967 --> 00:03:24,121 Innovation and science never sleep 64 00:03:24,121 --> 00:03:26,673 and new discoveries never get old 65 00:03:26,673 --> 00:03:29,593 at NASA Goddard.