Dr. David A. Williams
Videos featuring Dr. Williams
Interview about the Dawn mission from ASU’s Catalyst documentary, Wednesday, May 15, 2019.
1) Why We Choose to Explore Space (4:37 minutes)
Description: In this video Dr. Williams discusses the reasons a nation and its people choose to explore space. Reasons include: science, national prestige, national security, national economics, sustainability, education and inspiration, and human survivability. Accompanying graphic HERE
Made: August 20, 2023
Video Format: MP4, H.264
Duration: 4:37 min
Frame size: 1792×1120
Audio: AAC kbps; 32,000 Hz
Frames/sec: 25
File size: 16.7 MB
Why Explore Space
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2) NASA Structure and Role in Exploration (4:04 minutes)
Description: In this video Dr. Williams discusses the structure of NASA, the US civilian space agency, its various mission directorates, and a deep dive into the Science Mission Directorate and its divisions. Accompanying graphic HERE
Made: August 20, 2023
Video Format: MP4, H.264
Duration: 4:04 min
Frame size: 1792×1120
Audio: AAC kbps; 32,000 Hz
Frames/sec: 25
File size: 14.5 MB
NASA Structure and Role in Exploration
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3) How We Explore the Solar System (Robots to Humans) (10:21 minutes)
Description: In this video Dr. Williams discusses how we explore the Solar Ststem, first with different types of robotic spacecraft (flybys, orbiters, landers, rovers, sample return) leading to human missions. Then he shows a table showing how these spacecraft have explored the planets, moons, asteroids comets, and dwarf planets of our Solar System. Accompanying graphic HERE
Made: August 20, 2023
Video Format: MP4, H.264
Duration: 10:21 min
Frame size: 1792×1120
Audio: AAC kbps; 32,000 Hz
Frames/sec: 25
File size: 28.4 MB
How We Explore the Solar System (Robots to Humans)
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4) What Are Asteroids? (12:43 minutes)
Description: In this video Dr. Williams discusses what asteroids are, the families of asteroids relative to location in the Solar System, with examples of some Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs). He then briefly overviews the spectral classes, shows an overview table of spacecraft exploration of asteroids, and a graphic including several small asteroids with a size comparison to planets. Accompanying graphic HERE
Made: August 20, 2023
Video Format: MP4, H.264
Duration: 12:43 min
Frame size: 1792×1120
Audio: AAC kbps; 32,000 Hz
Frames/sec: 25
File size: 38.5 MB
What Are Asteroids?
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5) Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io (14:20 minutes)
Description: In this video Dr. Williams discusses the volcanic features of Jupiter’s moon Io from the NASA Voyager and Galileo missions, including recent NASA Juno mission observations and ground-based data in 2024. Accompanying graphic HERE
Made: June 11, 2024
Video Format: MP4, H.264
Duration: 14:20 min
Frame size: 1792×1120
Audio: AAC kbps; 32,000 Hz
Frames/sec: 25
File size: 29.8 MB
Io Summary 2024
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6) Asteroid (4) Vesta from NASA’s Dawn mission (11:47 minutes)
Description: In this video Dr. Williams discusses the geologic nature of asteroid Vesta, first target of NASA’s Dawn mission (2011-2012). Accompanying graphic HERE
Made: June 11, 2024
Video Format: MP4, H.264
Duration: 11:47 min
Frame size: 1792×1120
Audio: AAC kbps; 32,000 Hz
Frames/sec: 25
File size: 34.5 MB
Vesta Summary 2024
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7) Dwarf Planet (1) Ceres from NASA’s Dawn mission (13:08 minutes)
Description: In this video Dr. Williams discusses the geologic nature of dwarf planet Ceres, second target of NASA’s Dawn mission (2015-2019). Accompanying graphic HERE
Made: June 11, 2024
Video Format: MP4, H.264
Duration: 13:08 min
Frame size: 1792×1120
Audio: AAC kbps; 32,000 Hz
Frames/sec: 25
File size: 39.8 MB
Ceres Summary 2024
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8) Outer Planet Moons microlecture (16:49 minutes)
Description:In this video Dr. Williams discusses the major moons of the outer gas giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune), with a focus on the nature of tidal heating and its geologic effects on Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Enceladus. Future outer planet robotic missions are also discussed. Accompanying graphic HERE
Made: June 26, 2024
Video Format: MP4, H.264
Duration: 16:49 min
Frame size: 1792×1120
Audio: AAC kbps; 32,000 Hz
Frames/sec: 25
File size: 47.5 MB
Outer Planet Moons microlecture 2024
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9) NASA Psyche mission with Co-I Dr. David Williams
Promoting his talk at GSA Connects Meeting, Anaheim, CA, Sept. 2024
(35:51 minutes)
Description: In this video Dr. Williams is interviewed by Geo Girl Dr. Rachel Phillips, and he discusses the purpose, background, and science objectives of the NASA Psyche mission, which launched on October 13, 2023 and will arrive at asteroid (16) Psyche in August 2029.
Made: September 2024
Duration: 13:08 min
Frame size: Up to 2160p
