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NASA | GPM: Engineering Next Generation Observations of Rain and Snow  
Video Description: From 2010-2013, the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory went from components and assembly drawings to a fully-functioning satellite at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The satellite was launched on February 27th, 2014 at 1:37pm EST from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.)
   
NASA | 3 Days in 1 Minute: Stacking the MMS Spacecraft
Video Description: The Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, mission stacked all four of its spacecraft in preparation for vibration testing. This time lapse shows one image every thirty seconds over three days of work. First, the spacecraft are assembled into mini-stacks, or placed on top of each other in sets of two. To create a full stack, engineers lift one mini-stack on top of another.)
   
NASA | GPM in a Minute
Video Description: What does building a satellite look like? In this timelapse of clean room footage from 2011 to 2014, watch the Global Precipitation Measurement mission's Core Observatory come together at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center then fly across the Pacific where mission partner, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, prepared and launched it into orbit, on Feb. 27, 2014.
   
NASA | LRO Fourth Anniversary
Video Description: Four years ago, NASA made a long promised return visit to a place so legendary in the history of space exploration that it felt like a reunion with a long lost relative. With the liftoff of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), NASA made a bold statement about its commitment to exploring Earth's closest neighbor, as well as other parts of the solar system.