This Just Fell from Space | High Above Down Under | NASA Goddard

This Just Fell from Space | High Above Down Under | NASA Goddard

Follow two NASA rocket teams as they launch from Australia to study our nearest stellar neighbors—Alpha Centauri A & B—on a quest to understand how stars make the planets around them suitable for life. 

In this final episode, head into the outback to find the fallen rockets and learn what’s being discovered about the search for habitable environments. 

To learn more about NASA’s Sounding Rockets Program: https://www.nasa.gov/soundingrockets

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center 

Additional footage: Office of the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory government, Equatorial Launch Australia

Additional graphics: Vecteezy.com 

Host: Miles Hatfield (NASA/GSFC) 

Writers/Videographers: 

Miles Hatfield (NASA/GSFC) 

Mara Johnson-Groh (NASA/GSFC) 

Producers: 

Beth Anthony (NASA/GSFC) 

Joy Ng (NASA/GSFC) 

Lacey Young (NASA/GSFC) 

Animators: 

Walt Feimer (NASA/GSFC) 

Jenny McElligott (NASA/GSFC) 

Scientific Advisor: 

Kevin France (CU Boulder/LASP/SISTINE)

Special thanks to:

Equatorial Launch Australia

Gumatj Corporation Ltd.

Office of the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory government

Duration: 7 minutes, 43 seconds

Release Date: Aug. 2, 2023

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