Scott “Kidd” Poteet is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who served 20 years in various roles that include Commander of the 64th Aggressor Squadron, USAF Thunderbird #4 Demonstration Pilot, USAF Weapons School Graduate, Operational Test & Evaluation Pilot, and Flight Examiner.
In this episode, Ben chats with Scott about the newly announced Polaris program and how he feels about being selected as the mission pilot for "Polaris Dawn," SpaceX's next step in making humanity a space-faring civilisation.
00:43 Introducing Scott Poteet
01:00 ‘Kidd’
02:02 What is Polaris Dawn?
03:48 Speed of SpaceX’s training
05:50 The role of Mission Pilot
09:12 How did SpaceX set the mission goals for Polaris Dawn?
11:29 The first commercial EVA walk
14:30 How Scott met Jared
16:54 What is Jared really like?
21:50 Astronaut Dreams
29:11 Inspiration and Polaris - measuring success
34:24 Scott’s family reaction to hearing Scott is going to space
37:10 Wrap up and socials
The Polaris Program
Website: https://polarisprogram.com/dawn/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/polarisprogram
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polarisprogram/
Scott’s Social Media
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kiddpoteet
Instagram: https://instagram.com/kiddpoteet?utm_medium=copy_link
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Scott “Kidd” Poteet is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who served 20 years in various roles that include Commander of the 64th Aggressor Squadron, USAF Thunderbird #4 Demonstration Pilot, USAF Weapons School Graduate, Operational Test & Evaluation Pilot, and Flight Examiner.
In this episode, Ben chats with Scott about the newly announced Polaris program and how he feels about being selected as the mission pilot for "Polaris Dawn," SpaceX's next step in making humanity a space-faring civilisation.
00:43 Introducing Scott Poteet
01:00 ‘Kidd’
02:02 What is Polaris Dawn?
03:48 Speed of SpaceX’s training
05:50 The role of Mission Pilot
09:12 How did SpaceX set the mission goals for Polaris Dawn?
11:29 The first commercial EVA walk
14:30 How Scott met Jared
16:54 What is Jared really like?
21:50 Astronaut Dreams
29:11 Inspiration and Polaris - measuring success
34:24 Scott’s family reaction to hearing Scott is going to space
37:10 Wrap up and socials
The Polaris Program
Website: https://polarisprogram.com/dawn/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/polarisprogram
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polarisprogram/
Scott’s Social Media
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kiddpoteet
Instagram: https://instagram.com/kiddpoteet?utm_medium=copy_link
Stay connected with us!
Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/
Website (coming soon): www.astroben.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gambleonit
Please subscribe and rate - Ad Astra!