Astronaut Love: An Interview with Spacewalker Stanley Love

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🗓️ 28 April 2011

⏱️ 16 minutes

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On the eve of the launch of the penultimate space shuttle mission, STS-134, Scientific American astronomy editor George Musser talks to veteran astronaut Stanley Love about being in space and the future of spaceflight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ah, Benny's parents, thanks for coming.
0:02.3	Hiya.
0:02.9	So, Benny has really blossomed this term.
0:05.6	You're telling me, he outgrew his bike. We sold it, on eBay.
0:09.6	Oh, that's not quite what I meant.
0:11.1	It's free to sell on there?
0:12.3	Free to sell?
0:13.4	Easy too. Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket.
0:16.8	You sold my guitar?
0:19.9	Shall we talk about Benning?
0:22.1	When it's this easy to sell for free, you can't help but say when it's eBay.
0:26.7	Things people love. T's and Cs apply, exclusive vehicles.
0:31.0	Welcome to Scientific Americans Science Talk posted on April 28th, 2011.
0:36.8	I'm Steve Murski. This week on the podcast,
0:39.3	So what went through your mind when you first spacewalked?
0:43.9	Wow. I really hope I don't screw up. That's sort of the astronaut's prayer.
0:50.0	That's astronaut Stanley Love responding to scientific American astronomy editor George Musser.
0:55.8	George is down in Florida for the launch of the penultimate space shuttle mission,
1:00.1	STS-134.
1:02.2	Stanley Love flew on STS-122, during which he performed two spacewalks and dropped in on the
1:08.4	International Space Station.
1:10.5	George and Stanley spoke on April 27th about being in space and the future of NASA and spaceflight.
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