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Mike Mongo: Author and Astronaut Teacher
In the 10th episode of the Astro Ben Podcast, we hear from Mike Mongo, author of The Astronaut Instruction Manual, host of Mike Mongo's Astronaut Adventures, and director of The Humannaires Initiative, a partnership with United Launch Alliance. As Mike Mongo, Astronaut Teacher, he fosters enthusiasm and supports the training of students for tomorrow's jobs in space. "Tomorrow's jobs are in space," says Mr Mongo.
"Giving students today permission to imagine themselves living, working, and playing in space tomorrow is essential. We solve all the challenges we face on earth–health, energy, sustainability, equity, even the illusion of scarcity–by solving for space." In the summer of 2021, he is staging Mike Mongo's Astronaut Job Camp virtual summer camp at Shetland Space Centre, the UK's first vertical launch facility, in Unst, Scotland.
(Apologies for slight technical problems - improvements coming!)
0:18 Intro
01:06 Last week on The Astro Ben Podcast – Kevin J De Bruin
02:41 Introducing Mike Mongo
03:50 Mike comes on
05:51 Why are Mikes glasses on upside down?
10:54 What Mike does for a living? Educator/Author?
11:50 Inspiration 4 – Dr. Sian Proctor
14:48 Loretta Whiteside’s Space Kind
16:40 Alyssa Carlson – future youngest astronaut in space?
18:40 Mike Mongo's Astronaut Job Camp virtual summer camp at Shetland Space Centre, the UK's first vertical launch facility, in Unst, Scotland.
22:57 UK Space Agency
23:30 How to attend Mike Mongo’s job camp https://www.astronautjobcamp.com/
25:37 Artemis Generation
31:00 Why Mike would trade the moon?
35:00 Cosmic perspective
36:10 Would Mike go to space?
37:40 Thanks to Mike for coming on the podcast
39:00 Mikes socials
Social Media
Twitter: @MikeMongo
Instagram: @mikemongoastronautteacher
Facebook/Youtube: @MikeMongoAstronautTeacher
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In the 10th episode of the Astro Ben Podcast, we hear from Mike Mongo, author of The Astronaut Instruction Manual, host of Mike Mongo's Astronaut Adventures, and director of The Humannaires Initiative, a partnership with United Launch Alliance. As Mike Mongo, Astronaut Teacher, he fosters enthusiasm and supports the training of students for tomorrow's jobs in space. "Tomorrow's jobs are in space," says Mr Mongo.
"Giving students today permission to imagine themselves living, working, and playing in space tomorrow is essential. We solve all the challenges we face on earth–health, energy, sustainability, equity, even the illusion of scarcity–by solving for space." In the summer of 2021, he is staging Mike Mongo's Astronaut Job Camp virtual summer camp at Shetland Space Centre, the UK's first vertical launch facility, in Unst, Scotland.
(Apologies for slight technical problems - improvements coming!)
0:18 Intro
01:06 Last week on The Astro Ben Podcast – Kevin J De Bruin
02:41 Introducing Mike Mongo
03:50 Mike comes on
05:51 Why are Mikes glasses on upside down?
10:54 What Mike does for a living? Educator/Author?
11:50 Inspiration 4 – Dr. Sian Proctor
14:48 Loretta Whiteside’s Space Kind
16:40 Alyssa Carlson – future youngest astronaut in space?
18:40 Mike Mongo's Astronaut Job Camp virtual summer camp at Shetland Space Centre, the UK's first vertical launch facility, in Unst, Scotland.
22:57 UK Space Agency
23:30 How to attend Mike Mongo’s job camp https://www.astronautjobcamp.com/
25:37 Artemis Generation
31:00 Why Mike would trade the moon?
35:00 Cosmic perspective
36:10 Would Mike go to space?
37:40 Thanks to Mike for coming on the podcast
39:00 Mikes socials
Social Media
Twitter: @MikeMongo
Instagram: @mikemongoastronautteacher
Facebook/Youtube: @MikeMongoAstronautTeacher
Mentions
Space Diversity Education Satellites Astronomy space exploration running rockets LEO NASA career interplanetary Earth SpaceX Science Near-Earth Rockets Science Education Public speaking JPL Mars Robotic Diversity Inclusivity Engineer Masters Space Rocket Science Space Educator Rockets Rocketry NASA School students astronaut astronauts exploration dr proctor JEDI justice equity postgrad postgraduate Purdue Inspiration Thunderbird jets SpaceKind Apollo Mission Neil Armstrong Blue Origin teacher ULA Shetland Scotland UK Space Lockheed Martin Conservationauthor United Launch Alliance Launch Facility
Stay connected with us!
Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us
Please subscribe and rate - Ad Astra!