Dr Mindy Howard is a human factors engineer, NASA highly qualified astronaut candidate and founder of the Cosmic Girls Foundation. In this Astro Ben Podcast interview, Ben Gamble talks with Mindy about space training for everyone, not only astronauts. She explains inner space training, why commercial spaceflight has no required training yet, and what she calls the trifecta of astronaut training: high-G centrifuge, parabolic flight microgravity and mental preparedness.
The conversation also covers what it means to be fit to fly, Mindy’s own journey as an astronaut candidate, the Cosmic Girls Foundation and its work empowering girls through STEM, celebrities in space, and her book, Blast Off: Train an Astronaut for Success on Earth.
What you will hear in this episode
Inner space training
What laws could be passed
Fit to fly, and the trifecta of astronaut training
Mindy’s astronaut candidate journey
The Cosmic Girls Foundation
Celebrities in space
Her book, Blast Off
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