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

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

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.

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.

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

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Episode 409, A Place in Space to Call Home, Part 2. I'm Nilfer Ramji, and I'll be your host today.

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

what's going on in the world of human spaceflight and more. For the last 25 years, humans have lived and worked aboard the International Space Station,

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

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

a cutting-edge laboratory, and a launch pad for humanity's future

exploration of the moon, Mars, and beyond. For the astronauts who have lived aboard the space

station for these 25 years, the experience of calling the space station home has looked different

for each one. As part of our ISS-25 series, we had the opportunity to speak with two NASA astronauts who each have had different perspectives of life on station.

In part one, we learned about the experiences of Tracy Dyson, who helped assemble the station from aboard the space shuttle endeavor and has had two long-duration missions on the orbiting laboratory.

For part two, we'll be speaking with NASA astronaut Mark Vandaai. He's had two long-duration missions on the orbiting laboratory.

For Part 2, we'll be speaking with NASA astronaut Mark Vandaai.

He's had two stints aboard the station, the first from 2017 to 2018,

during Expeditions 53 and 54, and a second, a nearly year-long stay across Expeditions 64, 65, and 66 from March 2021 through March 22.

That mission put Mark in second place for the record of the longest single spaceflight of a NASA astronaut,

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