NASA “Nasalnaut” George Aldrich sits down with Steve to discuss the importance of smell in space.

Questions include: What does a NASA chemical specialist do? What is the process of conducting odor tests for NASA? Why must objects be odor tested?  What is a NASA-certified nose? What happens when an object fails NASA’s odor test? Who decides what smells bad? Is odor testing a risky job? How do you get a job working for NASA? What was NASA like in the 1970s? What item stinks the most in space? Why don’t dogs do space sniffing? What are the seven primary odors? What happens when a professional sniffer gets the flu or allergies?

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Aldrich’s appearance on Stan Lee’s ‘Superhumans’:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-loAAuwJIM4

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Other Topics Discussed Include: The golden age of NASA and Stan Lee’s ‘Superhumans’