What’s the Point of Going Back to the Moon? - Chris Hadfield

Alex O'Connor Podcast 5 days ago

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Chris Hadfield is a retired Royal Canadian Air Force colonel, test pilot, and CSA astronaut. As the first Canadian to perform extravehicular activity in outer space, he has flown two Space Shuttle missions and also served as commander of the International Space Station.

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Get Chris's book Final Orbit: https://chrishadfield.ca/books/final-orbit/

- TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Have We Lost Interest in Space Travel?
3:56 - What Is There To Learn In Space?
12:01 - Is Space Exploration National Or Global?
18:00 - Will Civilians Need Training To Go To Space?
22:35 - The Psychological Challenges of Space Exploration
26:28 - Are Astronauts Thrill Seekers?
34:33 - Writing Fiction As An Astronaut
42:58 - How Chris Became a Novelist
50:32 - The Biggest Risk Chris Has Ever Taken
53:09 - How Chris Tackles Fear

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