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Nov 2023
29m 15s

"An Astronaut and a Mom of four" - with ...

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About this episode

Today Raha meets Susan Kilrain.  

 

Susan is an American aerospace engineer, former United States Navy officer and former NASA astronaut. She is the youngest person to pilot a Space Shuttle. Since her retirement she works as a motivational speaker. She’s also a board member of wellness and fitness company TRX, who very kindly sponsor this podcast.


Produced by Pineapple Audio Production and supported by TRX.


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اليوم، تلتقي رها بسوزان كيلرين.

سوزان هي مهندسة طيران أمريكية وضابطة سابقة في البحرية الأمريكية ورائدة فضاء سابقة في ناسا. إنها أصغر شخص قاد مكوك فضاء. منذ تقاعدها، تعمل كمتحدثة تحفيزية. كما أنها عضو في مجلس إدارة شركة TRX للعافية واللياقة البدنية، التي ترعى هذه الحلقة من البودكاست بكل كرم.

الإنتاج بواسطة Pineapple Audio Production وبدعم من TRX.



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