2222: Astronaut Mike Massimino

• Was the moon landing, real or fake? (2:03)

• How we are living in paradise and MUST take advantage of every moment. (4:33)

• His definition of 'home'. (8:55)

• The biggest misunderstandings of spacewalking. (10:24)

• Thinking and preparing for everything that can go wrong. (13:06)

• Space debris is a problem. (18:35)

• The process of becoming an astronaut. (22:14)

• The leaders or trainers that stood out to him. (35:20)

• Gravity is the problem. (40:19)

• The experience of takeoff. (42:14)

• The most accurate space movies. (47:36)

• Dealing with the fear of potential death. (53:35)

• Preparing the body for going into space and coming back. (59:54)

• Sleeping in space and astronaut humor. (1:10:48)

• When you have a goal, it doesn't matter where you are from. (1:18:25)

• The importance of these private companies' missions for the future of humanity. (1:21:53)

• Dealing with radiation exposure in space. (1:33:22)

• Some cool things seen from space. (1:37:59)

• How far away are we from commercial space flights? (1:46:00)

• Knowing when to pivot. (1:49:25)

• For the love of the game, not the money. (1:56:01)

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Featured Guest/People Mentioned

• Mike Massimino (@astromikemassimino) Instagram

• Website

• Elon Musk (@ElonMusk) Twitter

• Don Pettit (astro_pettit) Twitter