# Space Madness Podcast Episode 49: Space Exploration, Science, and Faith Part 1

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Podcast: [The Space Madness Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-space-madness-podcast-7367476)
Published: 2026-04-13T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://spacemadness.podbean.com/e/space-madness-podcast-episode-49-space-exploration-science-and-faith-part-2/
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## Resource

Today host Jeff Nosanov speaks with Les Johnson, a man of many hats in the space exploration world. During his career he led research on various advanced space propulsion technologies at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. During his career at NASA, he served as the center's Chief Technology Officer, the Manager for the Space Science Programs and Projects Office, the In-Space Propulsion Technology Program, and the Interstellar Propulsion Research Project. He is also a prolific science fiction author and speaker, and a committed Christian. In this episode we discuss all of these items and especially Les' faith which supports and drives them all.

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