Episode 015 – In Good Hands – Jennifer Levasseur

Episode Summary

In this episode, Launch Pad host Paul Ring sits down with Jennifer Levasseur a Smithsonian curator with the enviable job of caring for and interpreting the Space Shuttle Discovery. She and Paul talk about the different aspects of her job, how she got there, and their common affection for the grande dame of the orbiter fleet.

Show Notes

In this episode, Launch Pad host Paul Ring sits down with Jennifer Levasseur a Smithsonian curator with the enviable job of caring for and interpreting the Space Shuttle Discovery. She and Paul talk about the different aspects of her job, how she got there, and their common affection for the grande dame of the orbiter fleet.

Further Reading:

Jennifer Levasseur’s Staff Page on the Smithsonian website

Being Discovery’s Curator, by Jennifer Levasseur

Smithsonian Space Shuttle Discovery Page

Discovery Orbiter Wikipedia Page

Through Astronaut Eyes: Photographing Early Human Spaceflight

STS-131 Wikipedia Page

STS-131 Launch Video (Taken by Paul Ring)

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