There’s no title big enough to hold the accomplishments and aspirations for Taylor Winkelman. What has this woman NOT done? Just read her bio. Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Legislative Assistant. Veterinarian. Army Sergeant. Advocate for space policy in Washington D.C. In general, Taylor works to make our world…
“A friend of mine reminded me that we’re not in the space station business, we’re in the peace business…because he saw what we were accomplishing.” It seems like Dan Jacobs was made for his role as the International Relations Manager for NASA’s Gateway Program and the International Space Station. Within…
“I am very hopeful (and I have been since Carl Sagan’s class) that we will find evidence of life on Mars. It’s not crazy to suggest that life started on Mars… It’s extraordinary but not crazy!” Beth shares a Casual Space conversation with the incredible Bill Nye! Together,…
You know that teachers are already an intricate and massively important part of helping to educate (STEAM) and inspire student explorers and curious minds! And while some great PAYLOADS have gone from the classroom to space, it soon will be the TEACHERS TURN TO EXPLORE. This opportunity is way overdue,…
Our nation’s space agency has experienced many incredible human feats (landing a human on the moon, walking in space, assembling an International Space Station, etc.) as well as three very public manned missions that resulted in heroes’ lives lost. In this episode, Beth and Dean continue the second part of this…
Beth and Mat enjoyed sharing their Falcon Heavy Launch experience AND.. Why this launch was the MOST spectacular folks have ever seen What Light Sail 2 is, and why it’s such a significant and inspiring citizen-science project, and what it could mean for the future for space travel How Mat has…
“We are addressing the problem of communications, being able to provide big data from small spacecraft.” -Doug Stetson from FreeFall Aerospace When we travel through and explore space, we’re going to need to communicate, and gather a LOT of data. Fast, reliable, low-cost access to large volumes of data…
This is hard. There’s no one easy thing.” -Jason Hutt to Beth Mund Jason is the lead for Orion Crew Systems Integration at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Human factors are always considered when designing a new spacecraft for the crew. Jason and his team consider EVERY BUTTON, SWITCH, and DIAL…
The tables are turned in THIS episode as Dean takes over the microphone! Dean wants to know the HOW, WHO, and WHY so he asks: How did Beth’s love for space exploration start? Who were some of the people that helped Beth in her success? Why did she start the CASUAL…
Bill Foster is a Ground Control Officer and has supported more than 50 NASA missions from within Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center. He shares his unique perspective with Beth on: What it’s like INSIDE NASA’s Mission Control Center? Bill walks us through a behind-the scenes history of the Mission Control…
