![]() From here, we’ll be meeting up with a few dozen other people from many nations to conduct one of them most impressive logistic performances I’ve ever encountered. We’re about to head out to Karaganda, one of the larger cities in the Asian country of Kazakhstan, halfway around the world. It’s the same airport where astronauts take off in T-38 training jets, to keep up their flight certifications. It has some civilian traffic, but NASA also has a decent presence there. We’re taking off from Ellington Field, a small airport southeast of Downtown Houston. Shannan Moynihan medical doctor, and myself, Gary Jordan, a Public Affairs Officer who feels very much out of place. Kate Rubins, Astronaut, among other things. As for the passengers, there is Kenny Todd, Deputy Manager in the Space Station Program. He’ll be joining us for the duration of the trip, making sure the plane is ready to fly at all times. Adam Kline, as co-pilot, and Allison Hickey, keeping them in check. Bill Ehrenstrom and Chris “Trigger” Condon will alternate as pilot for each of the first two legs. ![]() I’m boarding NASA’s Gulfstream G-III aircraft. Especially compared to where we’re going. Pretty chilly, but it’s Houston, so it’s manageable. Interviews were recorded in March of 2020. Sounds for this podcast were recorded during the landing trip of December 2018. Learn more about how the work being done will help send humans forward to the Moon and on to Mars in the Artemis program.įor Episode 140, hear a behind-the-scenes narrative into the operational intricacies of a 2018 Soyuz landing and the choreography of personnel, vehicles, and more when recovering the astronauts and cosmonauts returning to Earth from the International Space Station. Listen to the brightest minds of America’s space agency – astronauts, engineers, scientists and program leaders – discuss exciting topics in engineering, science and technology, sharing their personal stories and expertise on every aspect of human spaceflight. “Houston We Have a Podcast” is the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center from Houston, Texas, home for NASA’s astronauts and Mission Control Center. If you’re fascinated by the idea of humans traveling through space and curious about how that all works, you’ve come to the right place.
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