Commander of the Final Hubble Servicing Mission, Astronaut, Test Pilot, and Building the Orion Capsule with ARSC Federal: Scott Altman
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Scott Altman, former NASA astronaut, retired US Navy Captain, accomplished test pilot, and now the President of the Space Operating Group for ASRC Federal is our guest in the first episode of Infinite Wonder. Altman discusses how his team is building the Orion capsules used in NASA's Artemis missions, taking us back to the Moon in this decade. If you wanted to be a pilot, and learned you were too tall for the Air Force's requirements, what would you do? Learn how Altman overcame this and other challenges in this conversation with host Renae Kerrigan.
Infinite Wonder is hosted by Renae Kerrigan, curator of science and planetarium director at the Peoria Riverfront Museum in Peoria, Illinois, USA. As a leading official of the only museum of art, science, history, and achievement in the nation, Renae has a unique, multidisciplinary perspective she uses to explore leadership with people who are involved in all sorts of scientific discoveries in this marvelous world we all share.
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