Dare to Explore
Dare to Explore features interviews with friends of the Rocket Center, Space Camp Alum, engineers, scientists, and explorers of all types.
Displaying 5 items of Dare to Explore with the tag "moon".
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Episode 60: Damon Feltman
June 8th, 2026 | 39 mins 16 secs
aerospace, airplanes, astronaut, astronauts, engineering, mars, moon, nasa, rocket, rockets, space
Retired US Air Force Brigadier General Damon Feltman served as the Deputy Chief Strategy and Resources Officer for the United States Space Force. Feltman holds multiple advanced degrees in space leadership, strategic studies, and business management, serves as Board Chair for the Association of Commercial Space Professionals, and is a mentor to Vanderbilt University’s Space Edge Accelerator program. Today, he is the Chief Executive Officer of the Space Force Association, a 501c3 nonprofit and recognized national military association supporting the U.S. Space Force.
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Episode 54: Michelle Christensen
May 8th, 2026 | 38 mins 24 secs
aerospace, airplanes, astronaut, astronauts, engineering, mars, moon, nasa, rocket, rockets, space
Michelle Christensen is a Mission Operations Integrations Lead of Lunar Permanence at Blue Origin. She was previously a Flight Director for New Shepard Mission Operations and Engines Test Lead developing the BE-4 engine. She attended the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Penn State University, earning a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.
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Episode 52: Eiman Jahangir
March 18th, 2026 | 44 mins 48 secs
aerospace, airplanes, astronaut, astronauts, engineering, mars, moon, nasa, rocket, rockets, space
Eiman Jahangir is Section Director for General Cardiology and Cardio-Oncology at Vanderbuilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Eiman has been a finalist for NASA’s Astronaut Candidate Program twice, was the medical officer for the first analog astronaut mission at the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars at Biosphere 2, and became the 704th person to travel to space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket.
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Episode 50: Anna Boyd
February 9th, 2026 | 34 mins 22 secs
aerospace, airplanes, astronaut, astronauts, engineering, mars, moon, nasa, rocket, rockets, space
Anna Boyd was a United States Navy helicopter pilot and Company Officer before serving in the US Navy Reserves for over a decade. She was commanding officer of SEAL Team 18 - Unmanned Aerial Systems and commanding officer of the Navy Reserve Naval History and Heritage Command. Today, she is the Senior Product Manager at Pinnacle Solutions in Huntsville, Alabama.
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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.