Houston, we have a podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center. I'm Dane Turner, and I'll be kicking off this episode 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 spaceflight and more. And once again, we are happy to be welcoming another talented individual lending their voice as a host of this podcast.

Joseph Sakschewski.

Joseph, welcome to the podcast.

It's great to be here.

Thank you very much for having me.

So, Joseph, what do you do here, NASA?

Well, thankfully, I work with you and everyone here at the communications office, and it's been a passion of mine to be a part of this team. I joined back in November of 2023 and it's something I look forward to walking in through these hallowed halls every single

day. That's awesome. You're a local here in Houston. What does that mean for you? It means the world

to me. Growing up in Houston and just on the north side of town to have NASA in my backyard as a kid,

I had the opportunities to venture out in the world and

explore and get to hone, you know, passion projects and my professional career and being

able to come home and be a part of something that's been ingrained in my family. And with me

since day one, essentially it has been a dream come true. So this podcast included, you know,

I came on as a fan and now to be with you and the team

has been fantastic so far.

Well, it is great to have you on the podcast now.

Are you ready to get started?

Absolutely.

Let's go.

All right.

Take it away.

Houston, we have a podcast.

...