Feb 18, 2021
This week we welcome special guest Johann-Dietrich Wörner, Director General of the European Space Agency, to discuss how diversity has played a role in his life and how diversity will be the future of space!
0:35 Intro/Guest Johann-Dietrich Wörner (“Jan”)
1:50 What is the European Space Agency?
2:45 ESA recruiting European astronauts
3:40 Diversity & Inclusivity in ESA letter
6:15 Welcome Jan Wörner
8:25 Background & how diversity has been part of that journey
10:10 Moving to Japan & gaining perspective on diversity
11:04 President of Technische Universität Darmstadt
13:50 Political diversity in ESA
15:55 Meeting Jan Wörner
17:00 Being an educator
19:20 Jan’s personal opinion of diversity in the space industry
20:12 Diversity is an asset
22:00 Women in Space
24:10 Encouraging young people to pursue STEM
29:50 Predictions for the future of Space
32:00 What diversity could look like when we get to Mars
33:20 What would you change about the space industry?
35:10 What does Space meet to you?
37:45 Find Jan on social media
38:27 Recap
Social Media
Twitter: @janwoerner
Facebook: @ESAJanWoerner
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