Houston, we have a podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center, episode 60, Gravity.

This is part four of our five-part series on the hazards of human spaceflight.

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

So on this podcast we bring in the experts, NASA scientists, engineers, and astronauts all to let you know the

coolest information right here at NASA. So right now we're teaming up with a

human research program to bring you five of the biggest hazards that humans

must endure when traveling the Cosmos.

Today our focus is altered gravity fields with Dr. Peter Norsk, the senior research director

and element scientist at Baylor College of Medicine

based here at NASA.

His research has focused on how the human cardiovascular system and sodium and fluid volume

regulating mechanisms

are affected by changes in gravity.

Don't worry, we go over what all of that means

during today's podcast.

He's been responsible for 10 in-flight experiments

with astronauts on the shuttle and the

Mere Space Station and the International Space Station.

Well, here, I'll also hear clips with my conversation with Dr. Stan Love,

NASA astronaut, and honestly one of the smartest guys I've ever talked to.

Love gave his insights and personal experiences with adjusting to and from microgravity.

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

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