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

Episode 276. Live like a Martian. I'm Gary Jordan, and I'll be your host today. On this podcast,

we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers, and astronauts. Ultimately, you know what's going on

in the world of human spaceflight. We're continuing with our reboot of our series that outlines a

human mission to and from the Red Planet. The seventh episode dives into what it takes for humans to

live on a multi-year journey to on and from Mars. This episode was recorded on August 14th, 2020.

Let's get started.

If you think about it, a multi-year journey to and from Mars, as we are discovering in the series,

will differ quite a bit from our trips to low earth orbit. But the same human needs apply for

a crew headed to the surface of Mars, transportation, supplies, sleep, food, staying mentally and

physically healthy, like connecting with family and friends, and getting exercise among other

things. We have learned a lot to prepare us for living on Mars, from research on Earth,

and on long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station. And we continue to learn how to

keep our spacefarers safe and healthy every day. As humans explore further from Earth,

medical systems, and countermeasures, and planning for the overall health and wellness of our

brave explorers headed to and living on Mars are some major topics. Dr. Sharmila Watkins,

medical officer in the Human Health and Performance Directorate, Dr. Jennifer Fogarty, Chief

Scientist of the Human Research Program, and NASA astronaut and medical Dr. Serena on Enchancelor,

are tackling this topic here at NASA Johnson Space Center. So here we go. How humans from Earth

will live like Martians, with Sharmie Jen and Serena. Enjoy.

What a wonderful trio of guests that we have to tackle this topic. I think that's one of the more

exciting in our series of this Mars monthly series that we're doing, living like a Martian,

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