This episode of the Space Place Live animated talk show features an interview with Andre Dress, the Deputy Project Manager for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) program. During the course of the interview, viewers are... (View More) introduced to the GOES program and its role in studying the sun, solar flares, weather and our atmosphere. The term geostationary is also explained. Cartoon characters present their own brief talk show from the Space Place Clubhouse. The show presents space program scientists and engineers as role models for kids and encourages them to pursue their dreams. Guests present a short science or technology concept, and also talk about their job, their hobbies, and how they became interested in a career in science or engineering. (View Less)

This is an episode of the Space Place Live talk show. Learners will watch engineer, Donya Douglas, of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, talk about her job in designing ways to keep the three tiny Space Technology 5 spacecraft at the right... (View More) operating temperature in space, without adding much to their mass or need for electrical power. Cartoon characters present their own 6-7 minute talk show live from the Space Place Clubhouse. The show presents space program scientists and engineers as role models for kids and encourages them to pursue their dreams. Guests present a short science or technology concept, and also talk about their job, their hobbies, and how they got interested in a career in science or engineering. (View Less)