High Above Down Under | Episode 4: The Final Test

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 episode, we’ll answer that question and check in on the rockets as they make their final preparation to launch into space.

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

Music credits: “Mountain Forest” by Andy Hopkins [PRS], Dean Mahoney [PRS], Jacob Nicholas Stonewall Jackson [PRS]; “Epic Earth” by Andy Hopkins [PRS], Dean Mahoney [PRS], Jacob Nicholas Stonewall Jackson [PRS]; “Connectivity” by Ty Unwin [PRS]; “Driving” by Paul Hartnoll [PRS]; “Glide Shot” by Paul Hartnoll [PRS] from Universal Production Music.

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

Sound effects: Pixabay

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