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Crazy Engineering: GRACE-FO

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Factory with robotic arms working on something that looks like a UFO. Text reads, “Crazy Engineering. Grace-Fo.”

The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission is a partnership between NASA and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). Twin satellites track water movement on Earth, while using a new laser measurement technology. Part of the "Crazy Engineering" series.

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Runtime: 3 minutes 34 seconds

Topic: Science
Subtopic: Science Experiments, Science Methods, Space Sciences
Grade/Interest Level: 6 - 12
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Release Year: 2018
Producer/Distributor: NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
Series: Crazy Engineering
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A hexagonal space craft with three much larger wings equally spaced around the hexagonal base flying in space with the planet Jupiter in the distant background. Caption: Juno's going to Jupiter to learn about how it was formed.

A roughly rectangular space craft with two solar wings approaches a much larger round spacecraft surrounded in petal-like protrusions. Caption: The one in space will be tens of meters.

A rectangular space craft with a large, flat round disc pointed towards the planet earth, visible in the background. Caption: We've launched hundreds into low Earth orbit for years.

A person crouching in front of a vertical panel. A device is adhered to the panel. Caption: Real Time. We have electrostatic grippers,

A cylindrical space craft with two solar wings and two rods capped in spheres protruding from it in relief over the planet Earth and space. Caption: The Hubble Telescope is made of several different instruments.

A roughly cube shaped space craft with a communications dish and two large rectangular solar panels flying through space. Caption: It wouldn't be possible without ion propulsion.

A cube shaped space craft on a tripod of legs and four rotor-like wings on top sitting on the surface of a barren planet. Caption: 5 Survive Mars Environment. "And it has to survive the harsh environment of Mars."

A cylindrical space craft with equipment and antennas protruding from it in relief against a large grayish-brown planet with rings in the background. Caption: We'll shoot between Saturn and its rings.

Factory with robotic arms working on something that looks like a UFO. Text reads, “Crazy Engineering. Space Claw.”

Factory with robotic arms working on something that looks like a UFO. Text reads, “Crazy Engineering. Grace-Fo.”