Infinite Wonder with Renae Kerrigan

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Fusion! Designer of Fusion Ignition Experiment, Nuclear Physist Dr. Annie Kritcher

2023-01-2636:57

In December of 2022, the announcement of a successful fusion ignition reaction that produced more energy than went into the reaction broke headlines. Fusion has been a dream power source for decades, but has remained elusive to produce here on Earth. With this experiment at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, humanity has taken a big leap forward in this quest. Learn from Dr. Annie Kritcher, who designed the conditions for this successful experiment,...

Commander of the Final Hubble Servicing Mission, Astronaut, Test Pilot, and Building the Orion Capsule with ARSC Federal: Scott Altman

2022-12-2023:18

Scott Altman, former NASA astronaut, retired US Navy Captain, accomplished test pilot, and now the President of the Space Operating Group for ASRC Federal is our guest in the first episode of Infinite Wonder. Altman discusses how his team is building the Orion capsules used in NASA's Artemis missions, taking us back to the Moon in this decade. If you wanted to be a pilot, and learned you were too tall for the Air Force's requirements, what would you do? Learn how Altman overcame this an...

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