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Houston We Have a Podcast

Leading Human Space Exploration

Houston We Have a Podcast

Katie Konans

Science

4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2017

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Ellen Ochoa, Director of the NASA Johnson Space Center, talks about human space exploration: what we’re doing here in Texas to make it a possibility, how we’re working with commercial and international partners, and what the future has in store for a human presence in space. HWHAP Episode 12.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Houston, we have a podcast.

0:02.0

Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center, episode 12,

0:05.8

leading human space exploration.

0:07.7

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

0:09.4

So on this podcast, we bring in the brightest minds at NASA.

0:12.8

Scientists, engineers, astronauts, all to let you know the coolest parts about what's going on

0:17.2

today at America's Space Agency.

0:19.6

So today we're talking with Ellen Ochoa.

0:21.9

She's the director of the NASA Johnson Space Center,

0:24.3

yes the whole center here in Houston, Texas, and also a former astronaut. She was the first

0:28.8

Hispanic woman in space with over 41 days in space, over four missions.

0:34.0

We had a great discussion about human space exploration.

0:37.0

What we're doing here in Texas to make it a possibility,

0:39.0

how we're working with commercial and international partners,

0:42.0

and what the future has in store for a human presence and space. working with

0:43.0

commercial and international partners and what the future has in store for a human presence in space.

0:46.0

So with no further delay, let's go light speed and jump

0:48.0

right ahead to our talk with Dr. Ellen Ochoa.

0:50.0

Enjoy. Second County. Mark. Onsky mid-lights are correct.

1:06.0

No, she goes.

1:08.0

Isn't we have a podcast. Well, Ellen, thanks for so much for coming on the show today. I know you're really busy,

1:20.4

especially because this is just, this is the week after we're reopening after

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