Beyond Earth: Exploring The Cosmos With Dr. Philip Metzger
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2024
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we connect with Dr. Philip Metzger, the director of the Stephen W. Hawking Center for Microgravity Research and Education. With a B.S.E. in electrical engineering from Auburn University and a PhD in Physics from UCF, Dr. Metzger is a physicist and planetary scientist on a mission to unravel the mysteries of the universe…
From rocket blast effects to economic planetary science, Dr. Metzger's research spans a wide array of topics aimed at propelling humanity's expansion beyond Earth. Are you ready to engage with his contagious dedication to space exploration? Tune in now!
Jump in to uncover:
- Dr. Metzger's history as a planetary scientist.
- The biggest misconception about space exploration.
- Economic activities taking place in space, and what the future may hold.
- Why expanding beyond Earth may be necessary for evolving technology.
Click here to learn more about Dr. Metzger and his fascinating work!
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| 0:30.0 | This is the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:33.0 | That is Richard Jacobs. |
| 0:35.0 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:41.0 | My guest is Dr. Philip Medsker. He's a planetary physicist recently |
| 0:45.1 | retired from NASA Kennedy Space Center where he co-fatted the KSC Swamp Works. |
| 0:50.1 | So we'll get into that. He's now a University of Central Florida, still a part of the Swamp Works team. |
| 0:55.0 | So we'll talk about their research and his current work. So welcome, Philip. Thanks. Thanks for coming. |
| 1:00.0 | Hi Richard. Glad to be here. |
| 1:02.0 | Yeah, tell me a bit about your background, maybe some of the really exciting work |
| 1:06.4 | you've done and then we'll talk about what you're working on currently. |
| 1:09.0 | Sure, well, it was almost like I was destined to work in space. |
| 1:12.8 | My dad worked on the Apollo program and I grew up in a bedroom community for the space |
| 1:17.1 | center. |
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