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From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week on the official podcast of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Listen to in-depth conversations with the astronauts, scientists and engineers who make it possible. On episode 365, Johnson Space Center’s Chief Technologist discusses how Johnson and White Sands Test Facility are opening their Front Doors to those interested in exploring opportunities, capabilities, technology and data available to different organizations. This episode was recorded on November 1, 2024. Transcript Dane Turner: Houston, we have a podcast! Welcome to the official podcast…
Audio collage begins. MIKE LEVESQUE “Follow the Sun.” It’s appropriately named, I think. SUSANA VILLALBA The complex is mostly surrounded by mountains. It’s a beautiful country area with a lot of oaks, junipers, and pine trees… BOB HAROLDSSON What does it look like? It looks like desert. Lots of desert. Sand and dirt. RICHARD STEPHENSON On the way to work, we’re avoiding kangaroos, wombats, emus. As I said, it’s very stereotypical Australia. Audio collage ends. NARRATOR Last season of The Invisible Network podcast, we took a tour of the U.S., visiting ground stations for the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration,…
When NASA’s 2025 astronaut candidates arrived at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston this fall, they stepped into history, sharing a common mission to master the skills and teamwork that define NASA’s next era of exploration. Selected from a pool of more than 8,000 applicants, the new class represents a range of backgrounds — military test pilots, engineers, a physician, and a scientist — but all were inspired by moments in their lives that set them on a path to space. They will spend nearly two years in training before becoming eligible for missions to low Earth orbit,…