Houston, we have a podcast. Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center episode 65.

We're not in Kansas anymore. I'm Gary Jordan and I'll be your host today.

So if you're new to the show, we bring in NASA experts to talk about all different parts of our space agency.

Sometimes we get lucky enough to bring in astronauts and talk about their story.

And today we're talking with Colonel Tyler Haig, goes by Nick.

He's a U.S. astronaut and an Air Force colonel,

and he's about to the launch to the International Space Station

here in October for his very first space flight.

We talked about his education studying

astronautical and aeronautical engineering and his time in the US Air Force

and his training and expectations before his first trip to space.

Also we were lucky enough for Lieutenant Colonel Katie Haig, his wife, to stop by the studio and talk about their family life

and the expectations of how his spaceflight

is going to be on their family.

So with no further delay, let's go light speed

and jump right ahead to our talk with Nick and Katie Haig.

Enjoy. Enjoy. T-minus

minus T-minus, County.

Mark.

A launch commit lights, sir, the red.

So here she goes.

Isn't we have a podcast?

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