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Watch lectures from workshops and events put on by the Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS). KISS is a "think and do tank" designed to develop new planetary, Earth, and astrophysics space mission concepts and technology by bringing together a broad spectrum of scientists and engineers for sustained scientific and technical interaction. It is a joint institute of the California Institute of Technology and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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The SPHEREx All-Sky Infrared Spectral Survey Satellite

Watch Jamie Bock, the principal investigator of the SPHEREx, discuss this two-year mission that will produce four complete all-sky maps with over a billion detected galaxies, hundreds of millions of high-quality stellar and galactic spectra, and over a million ice absorption spectra, enabling diverse scientific investigations.

May 13, 2019

53 min

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Stimulating a Culture of Innovation at The Aerospace Corporation

Watch Rob Sherwood, the Deputy Executive Director of Innovation at The Aerospace Corporation, describe the programs Aerospace created to stimulate an innovative culture and provide examples of employee innovation that have resulted from those programs.

Apr 17, 2019

45 min

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Biodiversity: Perspectives of a Techie

Watch Dave Thau from WWF discuss the topic of biodiversity and how to measure, monitor, and detect changes in it. This is the techie’s perspective on the state of our biodiversity knowledge.

Mar 20, 2019

57 min

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PUFFER: NASA's Pop-Up Origami Rover

PUFFER project developers Jaakko Karras and Dr. Jean-Pierre de la Croix from JPL present pop-up rover technology that was created to work in parallel with larger rovers (or deployed off landers) when the landscape becomes too dangerous.

Feb 20, 2019

46 min

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Fantastic Targets and How to Find Them

Watch Dr. Olivier Hainaut from European Southern Observatory present his talk Fantastic Targets and How to Find Them at the Keck Institute for Space Studies short course Exploring Once-in-a-Lifetime Targets on October 29, 2018.

Nov 12, 2018

41 min

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Small but Powerful - State of the Art in Small Satellites

Watch Dr. Kristina Hogstrom from JPL present her talk Small but Powerful - State of the Art in Small Satellites at the Keck Institute for Space Studies short course Exploring Once-in-a-Lifetime Targets on October 29, 2018.

Nov 12, 2018

30 min

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Getting Close to Long-Period Objects – Lessons Learned from Past Missions

Watch Dr. Hope Ishii from HIGP/Univ. of Hawai’i at Mānoa present her talk Getting Close to Long-Period Objects – Lessons Learned from Past Missions at the Keck Institute for Space Studies short course Exploring Once-in-a-Lifetime Targets on October 29, 2018.

Nov 12, 2018

39 min

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Geological Activity on Tidally-Heated Solar System Worlds, with an Emphasis on Io

Watch Dr. Julie Rathbun (PSI) analyze geological activity on tidally-heated solar system worlds at the Keck Institute for Space Studies short course Tidal Heating on Solar System Worlds on October 15, 2018.

Oct 18, 2018

37 min

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Linking Tidal, Rotational, and Orbital Evolution

Watch Professor Jim Fuller from Caltech present his talk on Linking Tidal, Rotational, and Orbital Evolution at the Keck Institute for Space Studies short course Tidal Heating on Solar System Worlds on October 15, 2018.

Oct 18, 2018

36 min

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Planetary Materials and their Response to Tidal Deformation

Watch Professor Christine McCarthy from Columbia University talk about planetary materials and their response to tidal deformation at the Keck Institute for Space Studies short course Tidal Heating on Solar System Worlds on October 15, 2018.

Oct 18, 2018

36 min

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