Connecting Our Conversations: Space, Science, and Wonder

Connecting Our Conversations: Space, Science, and Wonder

From Connecting our Conversations by The Presbytery of Southern New England

April 18, 2026 · 56 min · Season 6 · Episode 3

About this episode

This episode features a conversation about space exploration and human physiology with insights from NASA's research.

In this episode of Connecting Our Conversations, Rev. Dr. Shannan Vance-Ocampo is joined by Dr. Heidi DeBlock, Visiting Research Scientist with NASA’s Johnson Space Center Cardiovascular Laboratory, for a thoughtful conversation about space exploration, human physiology, scientific discovery, and the sense of awe that comes from seeing Earth in the context of the wider universe. Together, they reflect on what missions like Artemis can teach us about the human body, our shared future, an...

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Host: Rev. Dr. Shannan Vance-Ocampo

Guest: Dr. Heidi DeBlock

Topics covered

  • space exploration
  • human physiology
  • scientific discovery
  • awe
  • Earth
  • universe
  • future

Keywords

  • space
  • science
  • human body
  • Artemis
  • NASA
  • physiology
  • discovery
  • universe
  • awe
  • future

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA, Johnson Space Center Cardiovascular Laboratory

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