Ask An Astronaut

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🗓️ 14 April 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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NASA recently announced the crew members for the upcoming Artemis II Mission – among them, the first woman and person of color to go to the moon. The initial mission objective is to land on the lunar surface in 2025.

According to NASA, this trip will serve as the foundation for its next ambitious mission: send astronauts to Mars.

We sit down with two former NASA astronauts and answer your questions.

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0:00.0	One of history's best known quotes wasn't spoken on earth.
0:12.0	As one small step for man, one by a leap for man.
0:19.2	Neil Armstrong's monumental trip to the moon in 1969 had everyone looking to the skies
0:24.6	and even inspired some to follow in his footsteps as astronauts.
0:28.3	I'm Jen White.
0:29.3	You're listening to the OneA podcast where we get to the heart of the story.
0:33.1	For this installment of our Ask A series, we're joined by two former NASA astronauts.
0:37.9	You'll talk about their experience in space and of course answer your questions right
0:42.0	after this.
0:43.0	Stay with us.
0:50.7	Let's meet our astronaut guests.
0:52.7	Joining us now is Colonel Terry Verts.
0:54.9	He's a retired NASA astronaut and former commander of the International Space Station.
0:59.6	He was a test and fighter pilot for the USA Air Force.
1:02.6	His latest book is The Astronaut's Guide to Leaving the Planet.
1:06.1	It's out this week.
1:07.1	He joins us from Atlanta.
1:08.1	Terry, it's a pleasure to have you on.
1:10.1	It's so good to be on.
1:11.1	Thanks for having me.
1:12.1	Also with us is Colonel Eileen Collins.
1:14.4	Eileen joins us from San Antonio.
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