Houston We Have a Podcast
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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Mission Control: Schedule and Inventory
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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. HWHAP 380
2025-04-11Link to episode
Commercial Lunar Spacesuits
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NASA and Axiom Space experts discuss the lunar spacesuit Axiom is developing that astronauts will wear when they step foot on the Moon again during the Artemis III mission. HWHAP 379
2025-04-04Link to episode
The Pursuit of Lifelong Learning
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NASA astronaut Jonny Kim discusses his upcoming mission to the International Space Station, his experience in the military and medical field, and his journey to becoming an astronaut. HWHAP 378
2025-03-28Link to episode
Mission Control: Crew Health Consoles
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Three flight controllers from NASA?s Mission Control Center discuss their roles and how they
monitor and maintain a healthy crew aboard the International Space Station. HWHAP 377
2025-03-21Link to episode
I Want My NASA TV
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NASA Johnson?s multimedia team leads discuss what it takes to capture and share the story of space exploration and how methods have evolved since the Apollo era. HWHAP 376
2025-03-14Link to episode
Crew-10
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NASA?s SpaceX Crew-10 cadre each discuss their backgrounds and upcoming mission to the International Space Station. HWHAP 375
2025-03-07Link to episode
Mission Control: The Communications Corridor
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Four communications experts from NASA?s Mission Control Center discuss their roles in connecting astronauts in space to partners, control centers, and the general public. HWHAP 374
2025-02-28Link to episode
Intuitive Machines Returns to the Moon
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NASA?s Commercial Lunar Payload Services project scientist and Intuitive Machines President and CEO discuss upcoming IM-2 mission and what?s in store for this delivery to the lunar surface. HWHAP 373.
2025-02-21Link to episode
Space Cargo
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NASA experts discuss launching and returning cargo to the International Space Station and the planning that goes into delivering several months worth of supplies and crucial science to astronauts in space. HWHAP 372.
2025-02-14Link to episode
Bringing Astronauts Home
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NASA's Recovery Director discusses the splashdown and recovery process and how she helps to ensure safety, not just for the space travelers, but for all recovery team members. HWHAP 371.
2025-02-07Link to episode
Spaceflight Adaptation
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NASA's Chief Health and Medical Officer discusses the impacts spaceflight has on the human body and how flight surgeons and other medical professionals on the ground help astronauts mitigate those impacts. HWHAP 370.
2025-01-31Link to episode
Mission Control: Station in Motion
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Three flight controllers from NASA?s Mission Control Center discuss how their consoles, ADCO, TOPO, and SPARTAN, keep the space station flying from the ground. Listen and find out what each console does! HWHAP 369.
2025-01-24Link to episode
Gateway: Japan in Deep Space
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Aki Hoshide discusses how JAXA is contributing to NASA?s lunar space station, Gateway, and future Artemis missions. HWHAP 368.
2025-01-17Link to episode
Blue Ghost Mission 1
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NASA and Firefly Aerospace experts discuss the upcoming launch of Blue Ghost Mission 1, its lunar lander, and the science and technology being delivered to the Moon?s surface. HWHAP 367.
2025-01-10Link to episode
Moon to Mars: Reviewing the Architecture
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NASA?s expert in exploration architectures discusses how the agency stays on track to take humans farther into deep space through reviews such as the Architecture Concept review. HWHAP 366.
2024-12-20Link to episode
Johnson's Front Door
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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.
2024-12-13Link to episode
Apollo Legend to Shuttle Trailblazer
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On episode 364, former NASA astronaut Fred Haise discusses his experiences from Apollo 13 and beyond.
2024-12-06Link to episode
Orion Parachutes
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On episode 363, NASA experts discuss one of the most critical components of returning to Earth from space: the parachute system. Take a deep dive into how these parachutes were engineered and tested to bring NASA's Orion spacecraft and crewmembers back home safely.
2024-11-22Link to episode
Suited for the Moon
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On episode 362, a NASA project manager and a design engineer discuss the Orion Crew Survival System Suit that future Artemis crews will wear on their journeys to and from the Moon.
2024-11-15Link to episode
Call Sign: Gold Flight
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On episode 361, former NASA flight director Gerry Griffin discusses his trailblazing career in the agency and his experience leading multiple Apollo missions, including the final lunar landing on Apollo 17.
2024-11-08Link to episode
Voting From Space
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On episode 360, NASA experts discuss how NASA astronauts have the opportunity to exercise their right to vote from aboard the International Space Station and the process to make it happen.
2024-11-01Link to episode
Astrobiology
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On episode 359, a NASA astrobiology program scientist discusses looking for signs of life beyond us in the stars, and the study of the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the universe.
2024-10-25Link to episode
Our Orbiting Lab's Benefits for Humanity
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On episode 358, the Deputy Chief Scientist for the International Space Station dives into the different ways the orbiting laboratory provides benefits to humanity.
2024-10-18Link to episode
Leadership at All Levels
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On episode 357, Deputy Center Director of NASA?s Johnson Space Center Steve Koerner reflects on his 32-year-long career at NASA and discusses the values of leadership.
2024-10-11Link to episode
Gateway: To the Future
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On episode 356, United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori and NASA lunar architecture lead Shatel Bhakta discuss Gateway?s unique airlock, as well as how the lunar outpost will prepare us for a journey to Mars.
2024-10-04Link to episode
Call Sign: White Flight
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On episode 355, Gene Kranz, lead flight director for Apollo mission 13, discusses leading America to the first lunar landing, his leadership and legacy, and lessons that must be carried into NASA's future exploration goals.
2024-09-27Link to episode
Crew-9
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On episode 354, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov of discuss their mission, personal life, and preparation ahead of their launch to the station.
2024-09-20Link to episode
Developing Artemis II Training
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On episode 353, the Artemis II crew?s chief training officer discusses her career at NASA, the complexity of astronaut training, and what it takes to prepare the quartet for their mission around the Moon.
2024-09-13Link to episode
Gateway: At Your Service
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On episode 352, a Gateway manager and a CSA astronaut discuss how commercial cargo missions and robotic systems will be vital for sustaining the future lunar space station.
2024-09-09Link to episode
Let's B-Complex
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NASA nutrition scientists discuss how a daily B vitamin supplement might prevent vision changes in astronauts during long-duration space missions. HWHAP Episode 351.
2024-08-30Link to episode
The Non-Stop Scientist
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NASA astronaut Don Pettit discusses his life and career ahead of his fourth flight to the International Space Station. HWHAP Episode 350.
2024-08-23Link to episode
Surpassing a Year in Space
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NASA astronaut Frank Rubio reflects on his record-breaking 371 days aboard the International Space Station. HWHAP Episode 349.
2024-08-16Link to episode
Gateway: Together to the Moon
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European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano discusses the international elements of the Gateway lunar space station. HWHAP Episode 348.
2024-08-09Link to episode
After a Year on Mars
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The CHAPEA Mission 1 crew reflects on their year inside of a simulated Mars habitat and shares their perspectives of what it takes to be a successful Martian crew member. HWHAP Episode 347.
2024-08-02Link to episode
Mars Audio Log #12
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The CHAPEA crew checks in on their last month inside of a simulated Mars habitat, and the principal investigator reflects on the year-long mission ahead of the crew?s egress. HWHAP Episode 346.
2024-07-26Link to episode
The Lost Universe
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A NASA production coordinator discusses the design and inspiration behind ?The Lost Universe?, a virtual game designed to take players to a rogue planet in order to find the missing Hubble Space Telescope. HWHAP Episode 345.
2024-07-19Link to episode
Gateway: The Lunar Space Station
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A NASA astronaut and a Gateway manager discuss how the future lunar space station will be used for science, deep space exploration, and more. HWHAP Episode 344.
2024-07-12Link to episode
New Year, New Hosts
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Houston We Have a Podcast celebrates its seven-year anniversary and the hosts talk about their roles at NASA, tell fun stories, and discuss their passion for communication and human spaceflight. HWHAP Episode 343.
2024-07-05Link to episode
Mars Audio Log #11
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The CHAPEA crew checks in on their eleventh month in a Mars simulated habitat, and a NASA expert discusses the measures taken to ensure that the year long mission has been conducted safely and ethically. HWHAP Episode 342.
2024-06-28Link to episode
The Quesst for Low Sonic Booms
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Aerospace engineers discuss NASA?s Quesst mission and the X-59 aircraft designed to fly faster than the speed of sound and test the future of supersonic travel. HWHAP Episode 341.
2024-06-21Link to episode
NBL Environments
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An engineer at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory discusses how environmental effects help make spacewalk training more realistic in the 40-foot-deep pool. HWHAP Episode 340.
2024-06-14Link to episode
Robotic Surgery in Space
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A payload developer and surgeon discuss testing a robotic surgery technology demonstration aboard the International Space Station. HWHAP Episode 339.
2024-06-07Link to episode
Certifying Artemis Rocket Engines
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Experts from NASA?s Stennis Space Center discuss the facilities that support RS-25 engine testing for the Space Launch System and future Artemis missions. HWHAP Episode 338.
2024-05-31Link to episode
Mars Audio Log #10
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The CHAPEA crew checks in on their 10th month in a Mars simulated habitat, and a NASA scientist explains her role studying crew habitat design and how it supports behavioral health, team cohesion, and performance. HWHAP Episode 337.
2024-05-24Link to episode
H-3PO
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Three experts within the Human Physiology, Performance, Protection and Operations Laboratory (H-3PO) at NASA, explain the ins and outs of this integrated laboratory designed to support human spaceflight. HWHAP Episode 336.
2024-05-17Link to episode
Small Payloads, Big Science
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A nanosatellites expert explains the process of how CubeSats are selected, scheduled for launch, and eventually deployed from the International Space Station. HWHAP Episode 335.
2024-05-10Link to episode
Atmospheric Waves
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A principal investigator talks about an experiment on board the space station observing the forces that drive space weather. HWHAP Episode 334.
2024-05-03Link to episode
Mars Audio Log #9
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The CHAPEA crew checks in on their ninth month in a Mars simulated habitat and a Mars architecture expert explains CHAPEA?s role in NASA?s long-term plans to explore the Red Planet. HWHAP Episode 333.
2024-04-26Link to episode
Crew Flight Test: The Astronauts
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NASA?s Boeing Crew Flight Test Commander Butch Wilmore and Pilot Suni Williams discuss their astronaut journeys and preparation to be the first humans to fly Starliner. HWHAP Episode 332.
2024-04-19Link to episode
Crew Flight Test: The Mission
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Flight directors discuss NASA?s Boeing Crew Flight Test and the operations behind this historic mission. HWHAP Episode 331.
2024-04-12Link to episode