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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.

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On episode 394, NASA’s Artemis II Flight Director Jeff Radigan shares what it takes to lead the first human mission of the Artemis program around the Moon. 

Houston We Have A Podcast: Artemis II The Mission

On episode 395, USACE Chief Historian John Lonnquest shares the legacy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and their role in building NASA’s spaceflight infrastructure. 

Houston We Have A Podcast: Constructing NASA Infrastructure

On episode 396, NASA project scientists Maria Banks and Sue Lederer revisit recent Commercial Lunar Payload Services missions and discuss research on the Moon. 

Houston We Have a Podcast: Lunar Surface Research

Houston We Have a Podcast: The Art of Astronaut Photography

On episode 398, Chris Edelen, acting vehicle integration office manager for NASA’s Orion Program, discusses the spacecraft that will carry astronauts around the Moon on Artemis II.

Houston We Have A Podcast: Artemis II: The Orion Spacecraft

Soundtrack of ExoMars, ESA's new mission to the Red Planet, lifting off from on a Proton-M rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan at 09:31 GMT on 14 March 2016.

ExoMars  2016 Launch

We’re going to Mars! NASA’s Perseverance rover will head to Mars this summer to search for signs of ancient life. Christina Hernandez and Mitch Schulte tell us all about Mars Perseverance in this special edition episode of NASA’s Curious Universe.

NASA's Curious Universe: Inside Our Mars Perseverance Mission

The rocket ranch welcomes Dr. Moogega Cooper, NASA JPL's planetary protection lead for Mars Perseverance. She'll tell us how she and her team are actually protecting Mars and she'll describe the incredibly complex maneuvers needed to land on the red planet. Plus, she'll tell us about the most exciting parts of its astrobiology mission.

Perseverance Rover: Rapid Disassembly, Martian Mission, and Beyond

Satellites in orbit share near-Earth space with millions of fast-moving and dangerous debris objects. Tim Flohrer, Head of ESA's Space Debris Office, and Nathalie Ricard, Scientific Officer at the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), discuss the scale of the debris problem, asking what are our satellites are up against?

While you listen, check out the corresponding ESA-UN infographic that illustrates this topic: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/02/Satellites_vs_Debris

ESA & UNOOSA on: Satellites vs space debris

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Chief Engineer Bob Balaram discusses the first experimental aircraft flight on another planet.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps Podcast

Small Steps, Giant Leaps - Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

What does it take to drive a rover that’s more than 100 million miles away? Sophia Mitchell at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been driving the Mars Curiosity rover since 2018. In addition to her science and engineering background, Mitchell is also an avid hiker and pilot, and explains how she combines all of these interests and skills in her job. Curiosity landed on Mars on Aug. 6, 2012, and sends back images and other science data from Mount Sharp in Gale Crater. On Feb. 18, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover will land on Mars at Jezero Crater. Mitchell also explains how these craters are different and why she’s excited to have a second rover exploring the Red Planet.

Gravity Assist

Gravity Assist: Driving on Mars, with Rover Driver Sophia Mitchell

On Episode 182, Chloe Sackier, entry, descent, and landing communications systems engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, illustrates the shortest and most intense phase of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission.

Houston We Have a Podcast: Mars Perseverance Landing

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.