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

episode 336 H3PO. 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. The Human Physiology Performance Protection and Operations Laboratory or H3PO, is a NASA laboratory within the

Biomedical Research and Environmental Sciences Division at Johnson Space Center.

H3PO's work is organized into three distinct technical areas, exercise physiology and countermeasures,

spacesuits and exploration operations, and applied injury biomechanics.

While the three technical areas correspond approximately to specific functions, laboratories, and projects,

H3PO operates as an integrated laboratory.

Patrick Estep, Nate Newby, and Brian Prezion are leads within the three divisions we'll discuss today in

H3PO. Their team's focuses range from astronaut exercise for preserving crew

health and performance to studying human physiology and performance during

space walks and protecting crew from injuries during dynamic phases of spaceflight and during suited operations.

That's a lot to cover. What this means is the folks in H3PO put the human in human spaceflight, conducting research, sharing

knowledge, and ensuring that spacecraft are ready for human occupants before they launch

into space.

But to really get into the weeds on everything that H3PO does, let's talk with Patrick, second to the county.

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