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Houston We Have a Podcast

Space Communications

Houston We Have a Podcast

Katie Konans

Science

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Philip Baldwin lays out the infrastructure, operations, and future of near and deep space communication networks. HWHAP Episode 225.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Houston, we have a podcast.

0:01.7

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

0:04.6

episode 225, space communications.

0:08.1

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

0:09.9

On this podcast we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers, astronauts, all to let you know what's

0:14.1

going on in the world of human spaceflight.

0:16.7

When it comes to space travel, one of the critical things you'll need no matter where

0:20.0

you are or where you're going, is communications.

0:23.5

Things like sending commands, receiving data, and talking to astronauts are all enabled through

0:28.2

a network of assets around the globe and in space.

0:32.0

On this episode, we're diving into how all of this works. It's managed by

0:35.7

NASA's Space Communications and Navigation Program out of NASA's

0:39.3

headquarters in Washington, D.C. Joining us from there is Philip Baldwin, the network operations manager.

0:45.8

He discusses how this all works and how we're preparing for the future of human spaceflight

0:50.0

in low-Earth orbit and on the moon as part of NASA's Artemis program.

0:54.4

We have a lot to cover, so let's get right into it.

0:56.9

Enjoy. T-minus

1:08.0

minus-I second, County. Mark.

1:09.0

A long, come that lightlife shirt for the red.

1:13.0

Here she goes.

1:14.0

Isn't we have a podcast.

1:17.0

Hey Philip, thanks for coming on Houston.

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