Houston we have a podcast welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson

Space Center episode 259 the crew five astronauts. I'm Dan Hewitt and I'll be

one of your hosts 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. NASA's commercial crew program continues on

getting ready to launch a crew of four astronauts from NASA. Jaxa the Japan

Aerospace Exploration Agency and Rose Cosmos the Russian Space Agency all

together on US commercial spacecraft on the fifth crew rotation mission to the

International Space Station. Each of these four crew members are incredible

high-achieving individuals and we are fortunate enough to get a couple minutes

of their time before their launch. On this episode we'll hear from each of

them commander Nicole Mann pilot Josh Cassida and mission specialist Koichi

Wakata and Anna Kikina. We'll also hear them reflect on their lives training

their journey to this mission and their anticipation for the upcoming

long-duration stay in space. So let's get right into it. Enjoy.

First up is NASA astronaut Nicole Mann Commander of the crew five mission. This

will be Mann's first spaceflight since becoming a astronaut in 2013. As the

mission commander she's responsible for all phases of flight from launch to

reentry and she will serve as an Expedition 68 flight engineer while on board

the space station. She was born in Petaluma, California and is Native American.

She earned a bachelor's degree Mechanical Engineering from the US Naval Academy

and a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering with a specialty in fluid

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