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

episode 340, NBL environments. I'm Dane Turner and I'll be your host today. On this podcast we bring in the experts,

scientists, engineers, and astronauts all to let you know what's going on in the world of human

space flight and more. The Neutral Boile, or NBL, at the Sunny Carter Training Facility is the premier place to train for spacewalks.

Probably the most impressive feature here is the giant pool that measures 102 feet wide,

102 feet long, and 40 foot deep,

and is filled with 6.2 million gallons of water.

Inside the pool is a mockup of the exterior

of the International Space Station, as well as an area with simulated

lunar regolith to allow for Moon Walk training.

The NBL is also very useful for training at the surface of the water.

They can simulate operations like water landing recovery and egress.

At NASA, it's trained like you fly.

So when it comes to training for different operations,

there's a need to simulate various environmental factors as well.

Things like waves, wind, rain, and even lighting conditions create challenges that astronauts,

engineers, and recovery teams must overcome and need to be prepared for. And when it comes to make and That's where today's guest comes in. James Shaw is an engineer and project manager at the NBL

and oversees the environmental effects there.

He's here to tell us all about what they can do

and how it helps make training more realistic. With that, let's dive in. P minus five second to county. Mark. This is start.

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James, thank you so much for coming on Houston.

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