Danielle Richey says Everybody experiences failure but it's how you deal with it that really makes a difference. Hear Richey talk about her career, which includes working on the Orion spacecraft.
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Astronaut Anna Fisher did not initially get accepted into medical school, but it turned out that the rejection put her on a path to becoming an astronaut.
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Find your passion, says veteran Astronaut Peggy Whitson. The Iowa native holds the record for time in space by an American. Learn all about Whitson in this episode of My Path.
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Hear Astronaut Alvin Drew talk about his early memories of the National Air and Space Museum and his career advice to young students.
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9/29/2022
Space
Careers
People
Becoming an astronaut was a long, hard road for Astronaut Jeff Williams. He applied to NASA for over 10 years. Hear about Jeff's career and some of his accomplishments in space.
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Astronaut Anne McClain says my heroes are absolutely teachers. Find out what else Anne has to say about teachers as well as her advice to middle school students.
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According to astronaut Jack Fischer's father, as soon as you could walk, you could work on the construction site. And that's just about what Jack did.
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Join historian Katherine Sharp Landdeck Ph.D., author of The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II.
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Teachers share how they use museum resources in their (virtual) classrooms and astronaut Mike Massimino shares what it’s like to communicate with students about science – from space!
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