Surprisingly STEM

Have you ever wondered where astronauts on the International Space Station get the oxygen they breathe? Though they are about 250 miles above the Earth, they are actually breathing air […]

We’re big fans of Sam Zauber and Frank Quinto – two wind tunnel test engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center! You’ll be blown away as you learn how NASA uses […]

Grab your swimsuit and goggles, and join us in the warm, pristine waters of a very exclusive dive site – NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab! This 6.2-million-gallon pool is a simulated […]

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is known for its launch pads, rocket launches and cutting-edge technology — it’s also a national wildlife refuge! The center’s surrounding ecosystem supports one of the […]

Want to meet a “rock” star? How about two? Andrea Mosie and Juliane Gross work in the Astromaterials lab at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. It’s their job to keep track […]

You’ll surely get wrapped up in this episode of Surprisingly STEM featuring Paula Cain, a thermal blanket technician at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. She covers why things sent into […]