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On episode 380, four flight controllers from NASA’s Mission Control Center discuss how they create astronauts’ daily schedules, track where all equipment is stored, and manage electricity and internet on the space station. 

Houston We Have A Podcast: Mission Control: Schedule and Inventory

On episode 381, two NASA Artemis experts discuss how the agency is preparing future moonwalkers to use new tools to explore the unique science near the lunar South Pole. 

Houston We Have a Podcast: Commercial Lunar Tools and Science

On episode 382, an experienced commentator of more than 80 shuttle flights shares lessons of communications and leadership ahead of his retirement. 

Houston We Have a Podcast: This is Mission Control Houston

On episode 383, four NASA flight controllers discuss specialized operations like spacewalks and spacecraft arrivals that keep the International Space Station running. 



Houston We Have a Podcast: MCC Special Operations

Houston We Have a Podcast: Natural Disaster Response

Episode 28 features Jessica Vos, Crew Systems Engineer, who talks about how astronauts will operate in the Orion capsule for deep-space missions that can go up to 3 weeks: like how they’ll eat, sleep, exercise, work, and if needed, be prepared for the worst. This episode was recorded on November 16, 2017.

Houston We Have a Podcast: 3 Weeks in a Capsule

Paul Bookout and David Smith talk about the most powerful rocket since the Saturn V: The Space Launch System. The experts discuss what the rocket is made of, where it will go, and what will be inside. This episode was recorded on March 20, 2018.

Houston We Have a Podcast: The Space Launch System:  Part 1

Dr. Scott Smith, NASA nutritionist and the manager for nutritional biochemistry, discusses some pretty significant differences in the way astronauts have to eat in space versus the way we eat here on Earth.  This episode was recorded on February 16, 2018.

Houston We Have a Podcast: Diet Like an Astronaut

Episode 44 features Jeff Fox, Chief Engineer of the Rapid Prototype Lab at the Johnson Space Center, who tells the history and evolution of displays and controls in the space shuttle. Fox reveals details behind some of the new displays that are being designed to fly on the Orion spacecraft.  This episode was recorded on March 21, 2018.

Houston We Have a Podcast: Spacecraft Displays

Episode 45 features Annette Moore, the Director of our Information Resources Director and the Chief Information Officer at the Johnson Space Center, who tells us about data and information in space as well as the tech we use for human spaceflight operations, including space station imagery and how it's changed over time.  Moore discusses how the Johnson Space Center is handling the multiple petabytes of data to preserve the history of the human spaceflight program.  This episode was recorded on April 18, 2018

Houston We Have a Podcast: Digital Space

On February 15, 2003, the sky exploded in Russia.

In this second season of the On a Mission podcast, instead of focusing on a single mission, we’re going to look at space rocks, also known as asteroids, from the view of many missions.

On A Mission Season 2

Season 2, Episode 1 - The Sky Is Falling

Why are missions like OSIRIS-REx bringing pieces of an asteroid back home?

On A Mission Podcast Season 2

Season 2, Episode 5 - Catch a Falling Star

Sleepy? Science to the Rescue!

Not sleeping enough turning you into a monster? Cutting-edge science helps us understand why. And we sort through the fads to find out, what really works to get more ZZZs. We speak with lab coordinator Pam De Young, sleep researcher Dr. Brady Riedner, and circadian scientist Prof. Russell Foster. 

Check out the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/2Ns26Zt 

Selected references: 
Consensus on the optimal amount of sleep: http://bit.ly/2Nu33Rc 
Local sleep review: http://bit.ly/33rXWGL 
Drunk study: http://bit.ly/33sN1wo 
Melatonin review: http://bit.ly/2WXC1EW 
E-reader study: http://bit.ly/2NU67EY 

Credits:
This episode was produced by Rose Rimler and Lexi Krupp with help from Wendy Zukerman, along with Michelle Dang, Meryl Horn and Kaitlyn Sawrey. We’re edited by Caitlin Kenney. Fact checking by Diane Kelly. Mix and sound design by Peter Leonard. Music written by Peter Leonard, Emma Munger, Bobby Lord, and Bach. Recording assistance from Dave Drexler, Tim Peterson, Zoe Sullivan, and Martin Wiggins. Sonification of EEG data came from Dr. Gerold Baier and Dr. Thomas Hermann. A big thanks to Dr. Amandine Valomon, Prof. James Krueger, Dr. Ari Shechter, Dr. Jade Wu, Dr. Bei Bei, Dr. Connor Sheehan, Dr. Jennifer Ailshire, Dr. Agostinho Rosa, and everyone else we spoke to for this episode, especially our frustrated sleepers. Thanks for calling in! And special thanks to Chuma Ossé, the Zukerman family and Joseph Lavelle Wilson.

Science Vs

Sleep: All Aboard the Snooze Cruise!

In Episode 117, Dr. Brandon Reddell discusses astrophysics, cosmology, and the science behind the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), an experiment looking for evidence of antimatter and dark matter in the cosmos. This is part one of a three-part series on AMS.

Houston We Have a Podcast: Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer: The Science

The NIH has instigated investigations into dozens of scientists over concerns of spying, nearly all linked to China.

Is US Science Vulnerable To Espionage?

Amidst the grandeur of spaceflight, there is a tiny bit of technology that, if not for its major role, might otherwise go unnoticed: distress beacons. This NASA-developed search-and-rescue technology could be life-saving not just for astronauts, but for travelers across the globe as well.

https://www.nasa.gov/mediacast/goddard/2019/the-invisible-network-podcast-episode-10-406-mhz

The Invisible Network: Episode 10 - 406 MHz

Commercial and government partnerships and contracts might not sound that fascinating, but when we're talking about certifying Boeing Starliner to carry humans to space, the challenges and complexities become a whole lot more interesting.

To Launch a Starliner

Hello, we’re NASA. You may have seen our astronauts, rocket launches, or Mars rovers — but have you heard our sounds? From interviews with astronauts and engineers to stories that take you on a tour of the galaxy, NASA’s audio offerings let you experience the thrill of space exploration without ever leaving Earth.