Blueshift - December 16, 2009: Looking Back to the Future

If we could put time in a bottle...

An episode of the NASA Blueshift podcast, hosted by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, titled "Blueshift - December 16, 2009: Looking Back to the Future" was published on December 16, 2009 and runs 7 minutes.

December 16, 2009 ·7m · NASA Blueshift

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Summary

We're looking to the future here at NASA Goddard, with the construction of our new Exploration Sciences Building. To celebrate the occasion, we're preparing to seal a time capsule that won't be opened until the year 2059. In this episode of Blueshift, we talked to Dr. Michelle Thaller to find out all the details about this time capsule, and then we went around and talked to our friends and colleagues to find out what they thought might best speak to the people of the future about the NASA of today. Also, if you work in the Sciences and Exploration Directorate here at NASA Goddard, it might not be too late for you to contribute something to our time capsule. There's more information on this at the end of the podcast!

Episode Description

We're looking to the future here at NASA Goddard, with the construction of our new Exploration Sciences Building. To celebrate the occasion, we're preparing to seal a time capsule that won't be opened until the year 2059. In this episode of Blueshift, we talked to Dr. Michelle Thaller to find out all the details about this time capsule, and then we went around and talked to our friends and colleagues to find out what they thought might best speak to the people of the future about the NASA of today. Also, if you work in the Sciences and Exploration Directorate here at NASA Goddard, it might not be too late for you to contribute something to our time capsule. There's more information on this at the end of the podcast!

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