Houston, we have a podcast.

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

episode 110, from the Seas to the Stars.

I'm Gary Jordan. I'll be your host today.

If you're new to the show, we bring in NASA experts

to talk about all the different parts of our space agency.

Sometimes we get lucky enough to bring in astronauts to talk about their story.

So today we're talking with Jessica Meir.

She's a U.S. astronaut and she's about to launch to the International Space Station

this September 2019 for her very first spaceflight. We talked about her education studying

biology, space, and she got a PhD in marine biology. We talked about her research

studying marine mammals and animals in extreme environments, even in Antarctica.

We talked about her training as a NASA astronaut and what she's doing to prepare for her first space

mission, including putting herself in an extreme environment and living underwater for a few days.

So with no further delay, let's go light speed and jump right ahead to our talk with

Jessica Meir. Enjoy. T-minus

minus by seconds and county. Mark.

Now, we'll launch a mid-life circuit, the red.

And here she goes.

Isn't we have a podcast.

Jessica, thank you so much for coming on the podcast today.

I know you're very busy, especially coming so close to your launch here.

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