Interview of Radford Tidwell, Upbringing & Childhood

Radford Tidwell, born October 10, 1933 on a farm in rural Alabama. Interviewed by his son Ken Tidwell on February 6, 2023. This is the story of his upbringing and military service.

Bruce Vanetti – Navy

Bruce joined the Navy to serve his country and so he didn't have to go to Vietnam, and learned a lot of valuable lessons from the experience.

An Avatar for Studying Human Health: Tissue Chips

High school student Kyle Benjamin speaks with Dr. Lisa Carnell, program scientist of NASA’s Translational Research Program, about her work using tissue chips to study human biology in space -- and what it could mean for personalized medicine back on...

A Legacy of Mentorship

Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, and Dr. Len Fisk, former professor and NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications, share their long history together--and what it takes to be a great mentor.

Saunders-Dowell Interview

Nathan Saunders (16) and Stephen Dowell (37), members of the Trinity Episcopal School Community, talk about family, religion, and other life topics.

"I had no idea I'd be working for NASA. I thought they just needed engineers and astronauts!" A conversation with Lovorka Degoricija.

Next Generation Sequencing Scientist Dr. Lovorka Degoricija works on NASA's GeneLab Project where she studies biology that changes in the environment of space. She extracts DNA from spaceflight samples that have been returned to Earth and processes them so sequencing...

“Doing research in space brings a ‘secret’ sauce to the study of biology, physics, and chemistry.” A conversation with Dr. Craig Kundrot.

Studying phenomena in space can lead to scientific breakthroughs. Dr. Craig Kundrot explains how—and also details his own professional journey from science-loving 5th grader to assistant professor and researcher to division director with NASA.

US History interview January, 9 2022

Lois Golden talks about her life and her family. Also experiences living through wars.