On episode 356, United Arab Emirates astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori and NASA lunar architecture lead Shatel Bhakta discuss Gateway’s unique airlock, as well as how the lunar outpost will prepare us for a journey to Mars.
Houston, we have a podcast.
Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space center, episode 356, gateway to the future.
I'm Gary Jordan and I will be one of your hosts 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.
This is our fourth and final installment in our series, diving into the Gateway Lunar space station.
But don't worry, it won't be the last time that we talk about it.
On this series.
You've heard about the science, the international modules, the robotic arm, the logistics, and more.
For this episode were exploring the unique airlock as well as the long term plans for the lunar outpost.
Like the preceding episodes in this series.
Well split this into two parts.
First, youll hear from United Arab Emirates astronaut Haza Al Mansouri.
Haza was a military aviator before being selected among the first astronauts in the first batch of the UAE astronaut program in 2019.
He became the first emirati in space after his launch to the International Space Station.
Haza is representing the Mohammed bin Rashid Space center, or MBRSC, of the United Arab Emirates, which will provide gateways airlock.
Later in this episode, youll hear from Houston.
We have a podcast host, Ken Appell, who speaks with settle Bhakta, lunar architecture team lead, about the long term plans for Gateway and how the lunar space station prepares us for the journey to Mars.
With that, heres our final episode in our Gateway series in 2024.
Enjoy.
Houston, we have a podcast.
Huzzah Almanzori, thank you so much for coming on.