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2024 Be An Astronaut Campaign
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NASA astronauts have been traveling to space for more than six decades and living there continuously since 2000. Now, NASA’s…

Dec 9, 2024
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Our Orbiting Lab’s Benefits for Humanity
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The Deputy Chief Scientist for the International Space Station dives into the different ways the orbiting laboratory provides benefits to…

Oct 18, 2024
Tissue Chips Accurately Model Organs in Space
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The International Space Station offers a unique microgravity environment where cells outside the human body behave similarly to how they…

Oct 8, 2024
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Gateway: To the Future
44 min read

United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori and NASA lunar architecture lead Shatel Bhakta discuss Gateway’s unique airlock, as well…

Oct 4, 2024
Call Sign: White Flight
49 min read

Gene Kranz, lead flight director for Apollo mission 13, discusses leading America to the first lunar landing, his leadership and…

Sep 27, 2024
Crew-9
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NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov discuss their mission, personal life, and preparation ahead of their launch…

Sep 20, 2024
Robotic Surgery in Space
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A payload developer and surgeon discuss testing a robotic surgery technology demonstration aboard the International Space Station. HWHAP Episode 339.

Jun 7, 2024
H-3PO
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Three experts within the Human Physiology, Performance, Protection and Operations Laboratory (H-3PO) at NASA, explain the ins and outs of…

May 17, 2024
Atmospheric Waves
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A principal investigator talks about an experiment on board the space station observing the forces that drive space weather. HWHAP…

May 3, 2024