Space Spiels

Today, Paige sits down with the EVP of Products at Ursa Major: Bill Murray. Bill elaborates on his educational and professional experience: What is it like to witness a hotfire of a 50,000 lbf engine? How did he find the courage to help start a company? Does college experience actually translate to industry? Find out the answer to these questions by clicking play!

Paige sits down with Cadet First Class Anton Dahm. Anton is finishing up his fourth year at the Air Force Academy after which he will be commissioning as an officer into the Space Force. Paige and Anton talk about what led to his decision to attend the Academy along with how he was selected to join the Space Force, specifically. Anton describes his involvement at school, including a space education group and the Cadet Space Operations Squadron. He elaborates on his research opportunities, along with his experience teaching and leading others. He speaks on balancing the uncertainty of not knowing where your first duty station will be and gives his past self advice. You can’t miss this episode!

Today Paige sits down with her two roommates: Kylar Flynn and Phineas Kelly. The three of them have been friends since freshman year. They reminisce on stories while discussing their experience at USC along with their goals for the future. Laugh along with us and click play on today's episode!

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Phineas Kelly

Kylar Flynn

Kirsten Pobjoy has been a professional wingwalker for 7 years and is the current Head Wingwalker at AeroSuperBatics. She sits down with Paige to discuss how she got into wing walking and what the audition was like. Kirsten describes her training and her relationship with her team of pilots and wingwalkers. She elaborates on her pre-show routine and the difficulties the career entails. Kirsten beautifully describes how it feels to be strapped to the top of a plane: beautiful and exhilarating (just like this episode :) ). She believes it is important to push yourself, as you are more capable than you think. Listen to this episode to learn more and then click the link below to get strapped to a plane yourself!!

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Paige sits down with Astronautical Engineering senior, Danetti Martino. After retiring from a year acting as the Lead of USC’s Liquid Propulsion Lab this week, Danetti reflects on how he got here and his lessons learned. As a transfer student, Danetti shares his unique perspective from the Cal State Long Beach Rocketry team and elaborates on how this experience compares to USC. He gives secrets into leading people you feel are more knowledgable than you, along with his internship experience at Northrop Grumman and Ursa Major. Hear about the connections Danetti has made along the way, along with his advice on today’s episode!

Paige talks with Rachel Glait, Flight Operations Engineer at NASA JSC. Rachel describes what led her to pursue Mechanical Engineering, vulnerably sharing that things do not often come easy to her. She elaborates on her ambitions along with describing her internship experience at both the Aerospace Corporation and SpaceX. Rachel tells Paige about her experience at the University of Michigan and how that led to her position at NASA. She also gives Paige tips on how to score that dream job. Rachel ends by emphasizing the importance of mentors, confidence, and failures. This is a must listen!

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.