It took Mike Massimino 11 years to achieve his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut. He was rejected 3 times. But he never stopped his pursuit to achieve his dream. He writes about it in his New York Times bestselling book “Spaceman: An Astronaut’s Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe”. This is Mike’s 2nd time on the podcast and I wanted to ask him all the questions that have stuck with me ever since that first interview. Like how he kept trying even after that 1st rejection.
Links and Resources
Spaceman: An Astronaut’s Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe by Mike Massimino
Also Mentioned
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
The Right Stuff (the movie)
Jurassic Park
Science Channel
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Podcast, StarTalk Radio
StarTalk on the National Geographic Channel
The Planets and Beyond on Science Channel
One Strange Rock on the National Geographic Channel
The Big Bang Theory
Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
Elon Musk
Jeff Bezos
Richard Branson
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