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

episode 405, Building the International Space Station. I'm Gary Jordan, and I'll be your host for this

episode. 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. We've recently hit a monumental

milestone. Expedition 1 began

November 2nd, 2000, which means that November 2nd 2025 marks 25 years of a continuous human presence

aboard the International Space Station. And to celebrate that, we are dedicating multiple

upcoming episodes to covering different aspects of the ISS and how we got to where we are today.

For a quarter of a century, this station has been a hub of scientific discovery, international partnership, and technological innovation.

It's where humans from across the globe have come together to live and work in space, pushing the boundaries of what's

possible. But getting to this point wasn't easy, building the International Space Station as one of

the most ambitious engineering projects in history, requiring decades of planning, international

cooperation, and some of the brightest minds in human spaceflight. In the first episode of our ISS-25 series,

we'll talk with former ISS program manager

and co-founder of Axiom Space Michael Sufferdini,

who played pivotal roles in turning the dream of a space station into reality

as a space station program manager from 2005 to 2015,

overseeing the completion of assembly to the transition to utilization.

We'll hear how he led through challenges, fostered global partnerships, and set the foundation for the next era of human space exploration.

Let's get started.

Mike

Mike Sorferdini,

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