Houston, we have a podcast.

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

episode 161, running a space center.

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.

For almost 60 years, NASA's Linden B Johnson Space Center in Houston has led the United States and the world on a continuing adventure of human exploration discovery and achievement.

Johnson is on 1,700 acres of land and boasts a workforce of nearly 10,000.

And it takes a lot to run the center, especially now.

It's an interesting time where the majority of the center's workforce is on a

telework status.

How is the center keeping everyone safe during the

coronavirus pandemic? We're on the Gulf side of Texas, so what happens if a hurricane

comes our way? The same folks that help with these scenarios help to keep the Johnson Space Center running.

The Directorate itself is called the Center Operations and they deal with everything from utilities to logistics, security, environmental services, and sustainability efforts to the quote, unquote, other stuff like dealing with fire ants and parking.

At the helm of these efforts are Joel Walker and Linda Spuler, Director of Center Operations and the Emergency Manager

respectively.

On today's episode, we're going to learn just how all of these things come together.

So here we go.

Running the Johnson Space Center with Joel Walker and Linda Spuler.

Enjoy. T-minus minus by seconds and county.

Mark.

The long.

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