Aug 14, 2022
In Episode 45, Ben chats to Scott Kelly, former military fighter pilot and test pilot, engineer, astronaut, and retired U.S. Navy captain. A veteran of four space flights, Scott commanded the International Space Station (ISS) on three expeditions and was a member of the yearlong mission to the ISS. In October 2015, he set the record for the total accumulated number of days spent in space, the single longest space mission by an American astronaut.
Ben and Scott discuss life on the ISS, the twin study, private companies in Space and cooperation with Russia on the ISS.
00:00 Intro and reviews!
01:10 Introducing Scott Kelly
01:50 Can Scott remember being on the ISS
04:04 Kjell Lindgren
04:18 Calling the ISS
06:34 Best day on the ISS
08:52 Worst day in Space
09:41 Covid similarities with isolation on ISS
13:13 Most surprising results from twin study
17:00 Unexpected guest
18:30 What’s sort of person do you want on long trip to Mars?
21:05 SpaceX and Blue Origin visions of the future
25:00 Axiom. Return to ISS?
26:44 Russians leaving ISS?
29:14 Interest in Art
30:51 Bucketlist
31:55 Inspiring the next genera
32:42 Wrap up and thanks
33:13 Socials
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