Houston, we have a podcast.

Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center,

episode 2009, Artemis flight directors.

I'm Gary Jordan, and I'll be your host today.

On this podcast, we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers,

astronauts, all to let you know what's going on in the world of human spaceflight.

We're gearing up for the first mission of NASA's Artemis program that will return humans to the moon in a sustainable way.

Step one is the testing and verification of the

SLS or space launch system rocket and the Orion spacecraft. The mission

Artemis 1. We've discussed the mission objectives and Mission Profile before on this podcast, notably on episode

180 with Artemis Mission Manager Mike Serafin. Today we'll be diving deeper into the operations

of this mission profile.

Joining us are two key flight directors for the Artemis 1 mission.

We have Rick Lebrode, lead Artemis 1 flight director, and Judd Freeling, Artemis 1

ascent and entry Flight Director.

Together, the duo walks us through the Artemis mission

from the perspective of sitting in Mission Control Houston.

How have they prepared?

What decisions are they making?

What are the critical moments?

So let's dive deep into the operations of a new era inside mission control

on a journey to the moon.

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