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My guest today is Mike Massimino, a former NASA astronaut, is a professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University and the senior advisor for space programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Mike was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1996, and is the veteran of two space flights, the fourth and fifth Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions in 2002 and 2009. Mike has a team record for the number of hours spacewalking in a single space shuttle mission, and he was also the first person to tweet from space.
The topic is his book Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible.
In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:
- The Wright Brothers and their achievements
- Overcoming fear of failure and embracing the process
- Pursuing an astronaut career
- Influence of “The Right Stuff” movie and book
- Space shuttle accident and its impact
- Memorable moments during first space launch
- Hubble missions and discoveries
- Potential for life in the universe
Mentions & Resources:
- Mike Massimino
- Mike Massimino’s Website
- Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible
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