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Houston We Have a Podcast

A Place in Space to Call Home: Part 1

Houston We Have a Podcast

Katie Konans

Science

4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson reflects on her career aboard the International Space Station and what 25 years of continuous human presence in space means for the future of exploration. HWHAP 407.

Transcript

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0:00.0

NASA is about to make history with Artemis 2, sending four astronauts on a test flight around the moon.

0:09.2

On this official NASA podcast, we're taking you inside the mission and giving you a front row

0:15.1

seat to this incredible journey. NASA is also streaming the launch of Artemis 2, the lunar flyby when the astronauts see the moon up close, their return to Earth, and every second in between.

0:28.3

You can experience NASA's coverage and stay up to date with all things Artemis 2 at NASA.gov or on social media at NASA.

0:37.1

For NASA's official Artemis 2 podcast series, tune in to NASA's Curious Universe.

0:42.9

Find Curious Universe. Wherever you listen to Houston, we have a podcast.

0:49.9

Houston, we have a podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center,

0:55.7

episode 407, A Place in Space to Call Home Part 1. I'm Nillifer Ramji, and I'll be your host today.

1:02.4

On this podcast, we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers, and astronauts, all to let you know

1:08.1

what's going on in the world of human spaceflight, and more.

1:11.4

For the last 25 years, humans have lived and worked aboard the International Space Station,

1:16.4

turning what was once a dream into a permanent home in space.

1:20.6

What started as a bold idea has grown into a symbol of international cooperation,

1:26.1

a cutting-edge orbiting laboratory, and a launch pad for humanity's future exploration of international cooperation, a cutting-edge orbiting laboratory,

1:28.1

and a launch pad for humanity's future exploration of the moon, Mars, and beyond.

1:33.3

For the astronauts who have lived aboard the space station for the last 25 years,

1:37.5

the experience of calling the space station home has looked a little different for each one.

1:41.8

As part of our ISSS-25 series,

1:45.0

we had the opportunity to speak with two NASA astronauts

1:48.0

who each have different perspectives of life on the space station.

1:52.0

You'll be hearing from one of them, Tracy Dyson, on this episode,

1:56.0

and coming soon in part two, Mark Vandaai will tell us about his experience in space. Tracy Dyson's career

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