Bringing the Future into Focus Destination Tomorrow Series - Program 7

This program consists of five segments. In the “Behind he Scenes” segment, viewers will learn about the new weather satellite which would greatly improve weather predictions; in the “Tech Watch” segment, viewers will learn about NASA's commercial invention of the year, the Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) which will potentially save millions of lives; viewers will meet Israel Tabac, Chief Engineer for the Viking Mission in the “Retrospective” segment; viewers see how NASA is making flying safer in the “On the Runway” segment; and viewers find out how virtual reality works in the “ How it Works” segment. (30 min)