Episode 5: What Makes A Crew? Interview With Astronauts Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon

05/29/24 • 40 min

Astronauts Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon of the Polaris Dawn Mission discuss their upcoming five day mission into our Earth’s outermost orbit. While in space, they and the rest of their four person crew will be doing the first commercial space walk, testing Starlink laser-based communications, and doing 40 research experiments for colleges and research centers across the US!

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Space architect, technologist, and researcher, Melodie Yashar, is the VP of Building Design & Performance at ICON Build. On this episode we discuss ICON's work on Project Olympus and their collaborative efforts with NASA's Artemis Initiative which includes exploration and building on the moon.

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Episode 6: Space Medicine with guest Dr. Shawna Pandya

Scientist, Astronaut, Aquanaut, Martial Artist, and Space Medicine and Extreme expert Dr. Pandya discusses her upcoming suborbital launch with the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS) and Virgin Galactic and how her research will benefit science and space medicine. We'll delve into her training and what specific life lessons she thinks are essential for growth.