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

episode 160, Packing for Mars. I'm Gary Jordan, and I'll be your host today. On this

podcast, we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers,

astronauts all to let you know what's going on in the world of human spaceflight.

Our Mars Monthly series continues. Last month we chatted with Paul Kessler, who described the deep space transport or the

Mars Transit Habitat, a little bit about what that may look like and its important segments.

On this episode, we'll be focusing on what we need to pack inside of that

transport. Though of course need things that you pack on a normal road trip, food, water,

clothes, but this road trip will be a doozy. You'll need to bring breathable air running

on super reliable systems and enough spare parts to carry you through a multi-year mission.

Because there's nothing that you can forget.

Once you leave for Mars, there's no turning around and no resupply vehicles to send afterward.

So here to go into detail on what to pack for Mars is Chell Stromgren, chief scientist of Binera Incorporated and part of

NASA's Mars Integration Group. If you ever need help packing for a road trip, this is the guy you'll

want to call. Pack your bags and don't forget anything.

We're going to Mars with Chell Stromgren.

Enjoy. B minus five seconds, and then county.

Mark.

Now here she goes. We have a

a podcast.

Chell Stromgren.

Thank you so much for coming on Houston.

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