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Dec 2023
2h 1m

2222: Astronaut Mike Massimino

SAL DI STEFANO, ADAM SCHAFER, JUSTIN ANDREWS, DOUG EGGE
About this episode
  • Was the moon landing, real or fake? (2:03)

  • How we are living in paradise and MUST take advantage of every moment. (4:33)

  • His definition of ‘home’. (8:55)

  • The biggest misunderstandings of spacewalking. (10:24)

  • Thinking and preparing for everything that can go wrong. (13:06)

  • Space debris is a problem. (18:35)

  • The process of becoming an astronaut. (22:14)

  • The leaders or trainers that stood out to him. (35:20)

  • Gravity is the problem. (40:19)

  • The experience of takeoff. (42:14)

  • The most accurate space movies. (47:36)

  • Dealing with the fear of potential death. (53:35)

  • Preparing the body for going into space and coming back. (59:54)

  • Sleeping in space and astronaut humor. (1:10:48)

  • When you have a goal, it doesn’t matter where you are from. (1:18:25)

  • The importance of these private companies' missions for the future of humanity. (1:21:53)

  • Dealing with radiation exposure in space. (1:33:22)

  • Some cool things seen from space. (1:37:59)

  • How far away are we from commercial space flights? (1:46:00)

  • Knowing when to pivot. (1:49:25)

  • For the love of the game, not the money. (1:56:01)

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