About this episode
Astronaut Clayton Anderson discusses space exploration and the challenges of getting to Mars.
Astronaut and Nebraskan Clayton Anderson joins the guys to talk about all things space. The human desire to explore, the vocation of spacewalking hundreds of miles above the earth, the rigors of NASA’s selection process, and the challenges of getting to Mars. Ben and Clayton agree Nebraska is better than West Virginia — it’s science.
People in this episode
Host: Ben
Guest: Clayton Anderson
Topics covered
- space exploration
- NASA
- spacewalking
- Mars
- human desire to explore
Keywords
- astronaut
- space
- NASA selection process
- spacewalking
- Mars challenges
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NASA
Places: Nebraska, West Virginia
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