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Rocket science

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Rocket science.

Video playlists about Rocket science

What’s really floating out in space?

The answer is satellites, stars, planets, asteroids and maybe even aliens.

Why yes, actually it is rocket science

While it may not be simple or easy, these fascinating talks make aerospace engineering a little more accessible to the average person.

Talks about Rocket science

Alexander MacDonald

How centuries of sci-fi sparked spaceflight

Gwynne Shotwell

SpaceX's plan to fly you across the globe in 30 minutes

Anjali Tripathi

Why Earth may someday look like Mars

Let's clean up the space junk orbiting Earth

Stephen Petranek

Your kids might live on Mars. Here's how they'll survive

How to land on a comet

Erika Debenedictis

Strategies for fuel-efficient space travel

From mach-20 glider to hummingbird drone

Steve Jurvetson

Model rocketry

The story of Project Orion

The real future of space exploration

Exclusive articles about Rocket science

This journey was nearly 4 billion miles — and took 10 years

And you think your commute is bad. On November 12, 2014, the Philae probe finally landed on a comet some 10 years after it left Earth. Fred Jansen, who manages the mission for the European Space Agency, remembers some of the key moments that led up to the landing.

Posted Apr 2015