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

episode 69, Navigating Deep Space.

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

On this podcast we bring in the experts, NASA scientists, engineers, and astronauts all to let you know the cool stuff about what's going on right here at NASA.

So if you're familiar with us, you may have heard our episode on Space Communication Networks.

It was episode 26, can you hear me now with Bill Foster, a ground controller.

It was a really good conversation. And it was a nice overview on how space communication

networks work in general, especially with day-to-day operations on the International Space Station.

But today we're focusing how space communications will work on missions out in deep space.

We're talking with Greg Holt, Orion Navigation Lead here at NASA's Johnson Space Center. We talked about how

Orion, NASA's deep space vehicle, will communicate with mission control all the way

from the Moon and beyond. And also what happens if a primary communication system fails.

So with no further delay, let's jump right ahead to our talk with Dr. Greg Holt.

Enjoy. B minus five seconds, then, county.

Mark.

No, here she goes. Mark.

The message.

Isn't we have a podcast. Thank you for coming on the podcast today, Greg. Nice to have you here.

Great to be here, Gary. Thanks.

I love this topic of communication and navigation too because a lot of space movies today you see them and there's

only something that goes wrong in the space movie it's it makes for a great

narrative it makes for a great story but it's always that lack of communication and oh no I'm an

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