On. I am joined on stage today by six incredible individuals, each of whom have helped shape the history and the future of human space flight. So ill give a little introduction. He gave an introduction about myself, but as he said, my name is deanne. Much like many of our panelists today am an engineer. Unlike most of our panelists today, i have never been to space. Which gives you an idea of the impressiveness next to me. But i did grow up in brevard county, florida, and Cape Canaveral, and i have watched many of you launch to space, and it has been an inspiration in my life and one of the reasons that i chose to pursue engineering. Ive gone on to have a bit of an atypical career. Im an engineering tv host nowadays, and also founder and ceo of future engineers and we actually have a current challenge that was launched with nasa where students can name the next mars rover, so i dont know if youchb you know but the mars curiosity rover was named by a kindergarten through 12 student. We
Much like many of our panelists today, i am an engineer. But i have never been to space, which gives you an idea of the impressiveness next to me. But i did grow up in florida around Cape Canaveral and have watched many of you launch to space, and it has been one of the reasons i chose to pursue engineering. Ive gone on to have an atypical career, i am a tv host nowadays, and we have a current challenge that was launched with nasa, where students can name the next mars rover. Right now, we have a contest until november 1st, so you have any kids or grand kids that want to be part of space history, i encourage them to go online and submit their names. We have a chronology here from apollo on to thinking about going to mars. So right here on my left we have general tom stafford. So nasa astronaut with the gemini and Apollo Programs. Next, we have captain bob crippen, shuttle astronaut. Next, we have dr. Sandy magnus, another former shuttle astronaut, and spent 4 1 2 months on the Internat
Hit is wonderful to be here today with loren grush a new author for recently released a book called the six the untold story of americas women astronauts. Loren welcome and its great to talk to you. Think its great to talk to you too. Our roleses are reversed this time. Normally im the one interviewing you. Thats right. Ive been interviewed by you many times so a wonderful conversationon and youre more comfortable asking the questions and im probably more comfortable answering them. Im interested in this discussion because i have been involved in that as a view for a long time. I knew many of these original six women all but judy and ill say right off at an advance copy of the book and i enjoye reading this book. have known some of the history but the way it was presented people will find fascinating and im interested in getting the back stories and highlights of the conversation. Ill start off by asking you and i get asked this alot in the last year. What motivated you to ride this bo
More including cox. It is extremely rare. But friends dont have to be. When you are connected you are not alone. Cox monk these Television Companies support cspan2 as a public service. It is a wonderful to be here today with lauren a new author of a recently released r book called the fix the untold story of americas first women astronauts. To lauren, welcome itsou great to talk too you. Think its great to talk to you too i love our roles are reversed the time normally im the one interviewing you. That is right. I have been interviewed by you many times it will feel like im sure a wonderful conversation but you t are more comfortable asking the questions and i am probably more comfortable manswering them. I am really interested in this discussion. Because i have been involved in that but as have you for a long time. I knew many of these original six women all but judy. Id just say right off i have an advance copy of the book i really enjoyed reang this book. I have known some of the hi
Of a recently released book called the six the untold story of americas first women astronauts. Lauren, welcome. Its great to talk to you. Its great to talk to you, too. I love our our roles are reversed this time. Normally, im the one interviewing you. Thats. I have been interviewed by you many times. So well feel like. Im sure i. Wonderful conversation, but youre more asking the questions and im probably more comfortable answering them. Im sure im really interested in this discussion because as i have been and involved in nasa nasa as have you for a long time, i knew many of these original six women. All, all. But judy and i just say right off, i have an advance copy here of the book. I really enjoyed reading this book. I have known some of the history, but the way its been presented, i think people will find fascinating. And im interested in getting some of the back story and the highlights teased out in this conversation. So ill start right off by. Just, just asking you and i could