NASA 360 explores high-tech ideas so we can understand them

William Atkins
Thursday, 29 January 2009 22:22

Science - Space

The website "NASA 360 Vodcasts" discusses the TV show "NASA 360," which "... examines NASA's past, present and future to show how NASA has improved life on Earth. How is NASA helping develop and inspire technological innovation? Watch, and we'll tell you!"


The NASA TV show “NASA 360” is a half-hour TV program that “explores NASA's contributions to everyday life.” [NASA: "NASA 360 Vodcasts"]

According to the NASA media release “Award-winning NASA TV show launches second season,” “NASA 360 has a fast-paced feel and visual content designed to appeal to a wide variety of audiences.”

NASA produces the program in partnership with the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), headquartered in Hampton, Virginia. “NASA 360” is also a part of the NASA eClips project that provides free NASA educational video content via the Internet.

The executive producer of NASA 350 is Michael Finneran. From his base at NASA’s Langley Research Center (Hampton, Virginia) he says, "The show has really taken off."

Finneran adds, "We focus on how technologies developed by or for NASA are being used in everything from space exploration to consumer products. And we do it in an entertaining way."

The NASA 360 program is hosted by Johnny Alonso—who has performed in such TV shows as “Dawson’s Creek” and “One Tree Hill”—and Jennifer Pulley—who has appeared in “NASA Connect” and several TV commercials.

According to the NASA media release, “The NASA 360 team just finished its sixth show. The crew traveled to a remote location in Moses Lake, Wash., to see how NASA is testing new rovers that may go to the moon in the future.”

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