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

Episode 371, Bringing Astronauts Home. I'm Leah Cheshire 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. Long before we launch astronauts to the International

Space Station, preparations are

already underway for their homecoming. Recovery operations for missions on SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft

require dedicated team members from both the commercial provider and from NASA to meticulously

plan the movement of all people, boats, spacecraft and astronauts, ensuring safety not just

for the space travelers,

but for all recovery team members. Joining me today to talk all things splash down and recovery

is Sam Testa, NASA's recovery director. We'll dive into exactly what her role entails, the teamwork

and logistics required to make a safe recovery possible, and some fascinating facts and stories

from the missions accomplished so far.

Let's do it.

Let's do it.

We have a podcast. Mark, this is dark, we're going to watch the midlights.

Here we have a podcast.

Sam, thank you so much for coming on Houston.

We have a podcast today.

Thank you guys so much for having me.

I'm already having fun.

Yeah, we're going to have a good time.

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