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From inside of Chamber A at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, NASA experts discuss VIPER’s vacuum chamber testing in preparation for a south pole lunar landing. HWHAP Episode 326.

Exploring the competitive nature of applying to NASA's astronaut program, the podcast discusses the evolving requirements, essential qualities, and meticulous selection process. Tips on standing out in applications and aligning qualifications with mission needs are shared.

The 2021 class of astronaut candidates, known as “The Flies," is graduating after two years of rigorous training. Learn more about the class, their training, and what they are looking forward to as an astronaut in the Artemis generation. HWHAP Episode 325.

The CHAPEA crew checks in on their seventh month in a Mars simulated habitat and NASA experts discuss the impacts that spaceflight has on astronauts’ health. This is the seventh audio log of a monthly series. HWHAP Episode 324.

The Crew-8 cadre discuss their backgrounds and preparations for their upcoming space mission. Topics include the unique qualities of crew members, the anticipation and challenges of being selected, preparations for launch day, their journey to becoming astronauts, training processes, balancing family life, exercise preferences, coffee consumption, cooking competition in space, and well wishes and launch information.

NASA and Intuitive Machines experts discuss the upcoming IM-1 mission to the Moon, focusing on lunar payload delivery, precision measurement technologies, diverse payloads, and the geological significance of the landing site near the South Pole.

NASA experts discuss the considerations when looking at landing locations for future human missions to the Moon’s surface. HWHAP Episode 321.

The CHAPEA crew gives an update as they hit their halfway mark of their yearlong mission, and human performance scientists discuss exercising in a simulated Mars habitat. This is the sixth audio log of a monthly series. HWHAP Episode 320.

Planetary scientists and OSIRIS-REx co-investigators at NASA's Johnson Space Center walk us through the processes and emotions of working in the lab with asteroid Bennu’s precious samples. HWHAP Episode 319.

Former NASA astronaut and commander of Axiom Mission 3, Michael Lopez-Alegria, discusses his career and the upcoming private astronaut mission. Topics include childhood influences, short vs long-duration missions in space, the development of commercial space stations, future changes and flexibility in space stations, the inspiration and influence of private astronaut missions, and improvements in the upcoming AX3 mission.