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Before His Second Flight

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About Houston We Have a Podcast

The official podcast of NASA's Johnson Space Center: unscripted interviews with astronauts, flight directors, and engineers. This is authentic professional conversation at full speed — the hardest dialogue material in the library, and the closest match to IELTS Section 3 discussions.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, who launched to the International Space Station on April 9, 2021, shares his experiences from his first flight to the orbiting laboratory and what he looks forward to for his second flight. HWHAP Episode 190.

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