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 items 1-10 of 11 in total of Dare to Explore with the tag "rocket".
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Episode 58: Andy Sadhwani
October 7th, 2026 | 37 mins 25 secs
Astronauts, Mars, Moon, NASA, aerospace, airplanes, astronaut, engineering, rocket, rockets, space, space camp, spacecamp
Andy Sadhwani is a principal propulsion engineer at SpaceX. He has been an academic researcher at both NASA and Stanford University. Andy earned dual master’s degrees in mechanical engineering and aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford, and became a civilian astronaut aboard Virgin Galactic's "Galactic 007."
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Episode 57: Joseph Pelfrey
August 17th, 2026 | 48 mins 3 secs
Astronauts, Mars, Moon, NASA, aerospace, airplanes, astronaut, engineering, rocket, rockets, space
Joseph Pelfrey is the senior advisor to the deputy associate administrator at NASA. Throughout his long NASA career, Joseph has served in many positions, including aerospace engineer, design integration lead, and the director of the Marshall Space Flight Center. He has contributed to the ISS program, Ares I rocket, and the SLS.
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Episode 56: Julie Savage
July 21st, 2026 | 42 mins 12 secs
Astronauts, Mars, Moon, NASA, aerospace, airplanes, astronaut, engineering, rocket, rockets, space
Julie Savage is the Director of Space Platforms and Threat Sensors Growth at Leidos. She was a RADAR Flight Test Director and Lead RADAR Systems Engineer at Reagan Test Site in Kwajalein Atoll, is a National Space Club Board Member serving the Education committee, and the Vice President of Sponsorships on the Space Force Association Board of Directors. Julie was a counselor at Space Camp in 1996, and was inducted into the Space Camp Hall of Fame in 2026.
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Episode 55: Damon Feltman
June 8th, 2026 | 39 mins 16 secs
Astronauts, Mars, Moon, NASA, aerospace, airplanes, astronaut, engineering, 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
Astronauts, Mars, Moon, NASA, aerospace, airplanes, astronaut, engineering, 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
Astronauts, Mars, Moon, NASA, aerospace, airplanes, astronaut, engineering, 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
Astronauts, Mars, Moon, NASA, aerospace, airplanes, astronaut, engineering, 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 48: Mike Wicks
December 18th, 2025 | 35 mins 50 secs
NASA, rocket, space, space camp
Mike Wicks began his career as a United States Army civilian engineer and private contractor for the Department of Defense. He co-founded and led Summit Research Corporation, found and led Integration Innovation Inc., or i3, and served as a vice president at Lockheed Martin when they acquired i3. In retirement, Mike and his wife Christine formed the nonprofit Wicks Family Foundation and is president of the Houston-based Diakonos Research developing of state-of-the-art cancer immunotherapies.
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Episode 23: Director Harry Winer
January 30th, 2023 | 34 mins 31 secs
NASA, Science, education, film, rocket, rockets, science-fiction, space, space camp, spacex, stem
Harry Winer is a director, producer, and writer in the film and television industry. His television work includes Alias, Veronica Mars, Felicity, Hart to Hart, and many others. Harry is president of Smash Media and has written, directed, or produced over 25 films, including Space Camp in 1986. He is a professor at NYU and is a member of the Space Camp Hall of Fame.
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Episode 16: David Hitt
April 19th, 2022 | 39 mins 58 secs
NASA, Science, Star Trek, Star Wars, alabama, engineering, explore, explorers, florida, huntsville, launch, math, rocket, rocketry, scientist, sls, space, space camp, space exploration, space force, space shuttle, stem, technology
David Hitt is a contractor Communications Strategist with Marshall Space Flight Center's Office of Strategic Analysis and Communication. He began his career as a small town newspaper editor before joining NASA's Space Launch System as Communication Strategist. David is also the author of Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story and Bold They Rise: The Space Shuttle Early Years.