Dare to Explore

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

35 episodes of Dare to Explore since the first episode, which aired on March 15th, 2021.

  • Episode 3: Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides

    March 16th, 2021  |  32 mins 37 secs
    astronaut, galactic, science, space, space camp, stem

    Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides is an alumni of Space Camp and author of The New Right Stuff: Using Space to Bring Out the Best in You. Co-founder of global space party Yuri’s Night, Whitesides is a Founder Astronaut with Virgin Galactic and creator of SpaceKind leadership training.

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    Episode 2: Kenny Mitchell

    March 16th, 2021  |  28 mins 46 secs
    apollo, education, elon, elon musk, mars, moon, nasa, saturn, saturn 5, science, space, spacex, stem

    Kenny Mitchell is a retired NASA engineer of 40 years. Mitchell worked at the Marshall Space Flight Center on the development of the Saturn V rocket that took man to the moon in 1969 and developed Environmental Control and Life Support Systems for Skylab and the International Space Station.

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    Episode 1: Homer Hickam

    March 15th, 2021  |  29 mins 22 secs
    education, science, space, stem

    Homer Hickam is a former NASA aerospace engineer, Vietnam veteran, and acclaimed author of 19 books. The 1999 film October Sky was based on his memoir, Rocket Boys. Hickam was responsible for training astronauts for Spacelab and the Hubble Space Telescope launch and repair, as well as serving as payload training manager for the International Space Station.