Humans In Space with Astronaut Leland Melvin and Dr. Sheyna Gifford

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🗓️ 15 April 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Are human bodies good for space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly discover the effects of space on the human body and if we are ready for long-haul missions with astronaut Leland Melvin and space doc, Dr. Sheyna Gifford.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Star Talk.
0:04.0	You're a place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:10.0	Star Talk begins right now.
0:15.0	This is Star Talk's sports edition.
0:18.0	The title of this episode is The Space Cowboy.
0:22.0	Who?
0:23.0	If I'm not more about that in a moment, let me first introduce my co-host Gary O'Reilly.
0:28.0	Gary, for me, soccer pro.
0:30.0	I'll have good time here.
0:31.0	I'll be here again.
0:32.0	All right.
0:33.0	And you're also a former sports commentator.
0:35.0	I'm still commentating.
0:36.0	Yes, but it's still out there.
0:38.0	The game's gone into extra time.
0:40.0	I'm still compensating.
0:41.0	Yes, exactly.
0:42.0	Well, you used to commentate soccer and now you come stateside and you're with us on Star Talk.
0:46.0	Yeah.
0:47.0	Delighted to have you as a former pro athlete.
0:49.0	And of course Chuck Nice, who's not a former pro anything.
0:52.0	This is true.
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