Your Space Journey

In this episode we discuss the news around NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission, the second rotational flight to the ISS which launched in late April 2021. We also feature an interview with European Space Agency's astronaut, Thomas Pesquet, where we are fortunate to have a pre-launch press conference Q&A with him and other Crew-2 astronauts. This episode will also discuss ESA’s quest to find new astronauts and open up space to people with disabilities.0:00 Intro to Season 2 Episode 10:45 European Space Agency (ESA) & SpaceX News Updates4:22 Shane Kimbrough & Thomas Pesquet Press Conference Questions Answered6:37 Press Conference Bonus Question #1 for Thomas Pesquet10:25 Bonus Question #2 for Thomas Pesquet12:35 Bonus Question #3 for Thomas Pesquet16:34 Closing Thoughts on ESA and the SpaceX Crew-2Topics covered in this episode:ESA PARASTRONAUT FEASIBILITY PROJECTIn a first for ESA and human spaceflight worldwide, ESA is looking for individual(s) who are psychologically, cognitively, technically and p