#161 What’s the Point of Going Back to the Moon? Chris Hadfield -

2026-07-15

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Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at https://huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $50 purchase).For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: ⁠https://www.alexoconnor.com⁠.Chris Hadfield is a retired Royal Canadian Air Force colonel, test pilot, and CSA astronaut. As the first Canadian to perform extravehicular activity in outer space, he has flown two Space Shuttle missions and also served as commander of the International Space Station. Get Chris's book Final Orb...

Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at https://huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $50 purchase).

For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: ⁠https://www.alexoconnor.com⁠.

Chris Hadfield is a retired Royal Canadian Air Force colonel, test pilot, and CSA astronaut. As the first Canadian to perform extravehicular activity in outer space, he has flown two Space Shuttle missions and also served as commander of the International Space Station. Get Chris's book Final Orbit.

TIMESTAMPS:

(0:00) Have We Lost Interest in Space Travel?

(3:56) What Is There To Learn In Space?

(12:01) Is Space Exploration National Or Global?

(18:00) Will Civilians Need Training To Go To Space?

(22:35) The Psychological Challenges of Space Exploration

(26:28) Are Astronauts Thrill Seekers?

(34:33) Writing Fiction As An Astronaut

(42:58) How Chris Became a Novelist

(50:32) The Biggest Risk Chris Has Ever Taken

(53:09) How Chris Tackles Fear

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