Paige sits down with her good friend, Danny Marchant, a Junior studying Astronautical Engineering at USC. He tells Paige about the potential causes of an apocalypse and how becoming an interplanetary species could save us. Click to listen!

Astronaut, SpaceX Director of Operations, and Astronautical Engineering Professor, Dr. Garrett Reisman talks with Paige on today's episode. He discusses the engineering route to becoming an astronaut along with the massive impact teachers can have on this journey. Dr. Reisman talks about why he decided to go to graduate school then answers Paige's itching questions about astronauts: Do astronauts ever argue? Are there astronaut group chats? He then discusses how he went about pivoting in his career and what it is like to work with Elon Musk. This is the first interview with an astronaut and a MUST LISTEN!

Learn more about Dr. Reisman: https://www.garrettreisman.com/

In her second ever solo episode, Paige discusses Early NASA history. She begins by talking about the NACA and the beginning of the space race. Paige then discusses the Mercury missions and tells a story about the first man in space. After that, the Gemini missions are described, one of which involves a space sandwich. These stories helped Paige fall in love with space. Enjoy!

Source of information: nasa.gov

Paige has the honor to sit down with the humble and well spoken Amy Tomlinson. The pair talk about what led to Amy's decision to join the navy along with her journey to joining the Blue Angels. Amy gives tips on how to handle a high stress interview like those she encountered. She elaborates on the connections formed within the elite Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron. Amy ends by talking about handling change in life, talking about her time as a mom and her decision to pursue and MBA. You can not miss this conversation.

Miguel Maya, currently an engineer at Blue Orgin, describes the creation of USC's Liquid Propulsion Lab. He tells Paige about his favorite projects in industry including working on the James Webb telescope. He emphasizes the importance of chasing what interests you and helping others learn. Miguel confirms the rewarding nature of the Aerospace industry and the amazing feeling of watching your work launch to space.

In today's episode, Paige is joined by Houston We Have a Podcast host: Gary Jordan. Gary describes the moment he realized space is for him, along with his experience in the NASA Pathways Program. He tells Paige how he created NASA Johnson Space Center's official podcast and describes his favorite interviews. Gary tells Paige about the transition to commercial space flight from a public affairs point of view. He concludes by emphasizing the importance of believing in yourself. What an amazing conversation.

Houston We Have a Podcast Episodes Mentioned:

Mars is Hard

Moon to Mars Architecture

The Untouched Apollo Samples

Caroline talks to Paige about her path to becoming an Engine Field and Launch Support Engineer at Aerojet Rocketdyne. Caroline started building certification rockets during her undergraduate education and talks about the importance of resilience amongst inevitable failures. She then touches on her journey in graduate school, along with her experience in collegiate rocketry. She has experienced the importance of community in both her time as a student and in industry. This is an amazing listen!

Links:

Caroline's LinkedIn

Gage and Paige have names that rhyme and talk about Gage's experience switching majors from Theater to Astronautical Engineering. Gage describes how he keeps that love for theater and music alive in his now STEM focused career. Paige asks him about his current internship at Lockheed Martin, including acquiring a security clearance. Gage shares what he is looking for in a future company after this experience. Lastly, we hear Gage's advice and how he combats his fear of being left behind.

Paige sat down with her friend Ethan to talk about: ALIENS. With a STEM background, Ethan takes a realistic approach on the topic. He describes military accounts of non-human spacecrafts and explains why they are compelling. Ethan also provides counter evidence while laughing with Paige and agreeing that some of this is crazy. However, Einstein was believed to be crazy too once, right...

Paige talks with Elle Barker, a rising Junior in Air Force (now Space Force!) ROTC at the University of Southern California. Elle talks about her experience growing up as a military dependent and going into USC's ROTC program. She speaks about helping found a student government for military associated community, along with spilling the pros and cons of the U.S. military in general. She wraps up by talking about her most meaningful connections and lessons. This is a MUST LISTEN.

check out JAMS student government at USC: https://engage.usc.edu/jams/home/

Elle's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellebarker.jpg/#