National Geographic LIVE: Cosmic Adventures
Prices & Notes
- Season Subscriber renewals begin June 10, at 1 p.m. (Open to 2025-26 season subscribers for exclusive first access.)
- Pick-5 renewals begin July 7, at 1 p.m. (Open to 2025-26 pick-5 subscribers)
- New packages available beginning July 23, at 1 p.m.
- General public on-sale and discounted Entourage and Big Deal sales begin on July 29, at 1 p.m.
Show Description
This inspiring speaker event features renowned National Geographic Explorers sharing epic stories of discovery, adventure and exploration.
Discover the marvels of our cosmic backyard through the eyes of the robotic spacecraft sent out to explore it. Aerospace engineer and National Geographic Explorer Tracy Drain works at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop, test and operate the complex machines that uncover some of the countless mysteries within (and way beyond!) our solar system. Among her projects: rovers on Mars, a mission to Jupiter and a hunt for exoplanets that reshaped our entire understanding of the galaxy.
Explorer Biography
Tracy Drain is a flight systems engineer who has helped develop, test and operate a variety of robotic spacecraft for deep-space exploration in a career spanning more than two decades. After obtaining bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Kentucky and Georgia Institute of Technology, respectively, and interning at NASA’s Langley Research Center as an undergraduate student, she landed a full-time position on the engineering staff at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2000. A 2024 National Geographic Society Wayfinder Award recipient, Drain currently serves as the lead flight systems engineer on the Europa Clipper mission, which should arrive at Jupiter in 2030.
Open captioning provided at this National Geographic LIVE speaker event.
Thank you to our Sponsors and Partners who make this show possible!
Show Description
This inspiring speaker event features renowned National Geographic Explorers sharing epic stories of discovery, adventure and exploration.
Discover the marvels of our cosmic backyard through the eyes of the robotic spacecraft sent out to explore it. Aerospace engineer and National Geographic Explorer Tracy Drain works at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop, test and operate the complex machines that uncover some of the countless mysteries within (and way beyond!) our solar system. Among her projects: rovers on Mars, a mission to Jupiter and a hunt for exoplanets that reshaped our entire understanding of the galaxy.
Explorer Biography
Tracy Drain is a flight systems engineer who has helped develop, test and operate a variety of robotic spacecraft for deep-space exploration in a career spanning more than two decades. After obtaining bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Kentucky and Georgia Institute of Technology, respectively, and interning at NASA’s Langley Research Center as an undergraduate student, she landed a full-time position on the engineering staff at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2000. A 2024 National Geographic Society Wayfinder Award recipient, Drain currently serves as the lead flight systems engineer on the Europa Clipper mission, which should arrive at Jupiter in 2030.
Open captioning provided at this National Geographic LIVE speaker event.
Thank you to our Sponsors and Partners who make this show possible!
Prices & Notes
- Season Subscriber renewals begin June 10, at 1 p.m. (Open to 2025-26 season subscribers for exclusive first access.)
- Pick-5 renewals begin July 7, at 1 p.m. (Open to 2025-26 pick-5 subscribers)
- New packages available beginning July 23, at 1 p.m.
- General public on-sale and discounted Entourage and Big Deal sales begin on July 29, at 1 p.m.
