Houston, we have a podcast.

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

episode 188, artificial gravity.

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.

Name a space movie, almost any of them.

When you see them flying through space, a lot of times they're standing or sitting in the cockpit or bridge, not floating.

There's a mention of an artificial gravity generator that helps them to accomplish this phenomenon.

The idea of using artificial gravity within a

spacecraft is an intriguing one. Many say it would be a good way to keep astronauts

healthy on long trips, preventing bone and muscle loss for the 18 or so months it would take

in weightlessness to travel to and from Mars.

The question is, do we need artificial gravity for a trip to Mars? The truth is, we don't know, but we're researching

this very idea to understand it better. On this episode, we're going to explore the effects

of artificial gravity on the human body.

Our guest today is one of the leading minds for understanding this concept, Dr. Bill

Poloski, former director of the Human Research Program at NASA.

He spent much of his career exploring the effects of

artificial gravity through Earth-based studies and has published several research

papers on the topic. So let's get right into it. Artificial Gravity with Dr. Bill Pulaski.

Enjoy. T-minus

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