SCOTT PARAZYNSKI is an astronaut, trans-medium explorer, passionate climber, author, entrepreneur, and physician. He's travelled more than 23 MILLION MILES in space, across 5 missions, conducting 7 spacewalks (totalling 47 hours) in the process. He's the first person EVER to have been to space AND summited the world's tallest mountain, Mount EVEREST. He's a tech CEO, speaker, and is in the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. His memoir is called The Sky Below: A true story of Summits, Space, and Speed [scroll for links]. While in medical school he competed on the US development luge team, and was ranked among the top 10 in the nation. TIMESTAMPS (clickable in some apps): [00:11] INTRO [01:12] Scott's childhood dream: going to space [03:45] Living all over the world as a child [05:54] Making the astronaut dream a reality [10:18] First launch experience [14:31] Does looking back @ Earth from space change you [17:15] Space travel for all? [18:41] Mars, SpaceX & Elon Musk [22:15] SPACEWALKS [25:15] Dangerous spacewalk & the ingenuity of NASA [31:09] Holding on with fingertips, watching Earth from space [33:25] Future of space travel & future of Earth [35:29] MOUNT EVEREST & climbing [37:27] Fluidity (scroll for link) [39:53] Cruising around the wreck of the Titanic [40:41] UFOs, UAP, & Aliens [45:01] Scott's message [46:34] OUTRO HAVE YOU MET... LINKS: All Links (Linktree) YouTube Full Episodes (out WEEKLY) YouTube Clips (Most days) Website Instagram Anchor Twitter Facebook LinkedIn SCOTT'S LINKS: Instagram @AstroDocScott Twitter @AstroDocScott Website Charity: https://www.avondalehouse.org/ "Avondale House is the only agency in greater Houston that serves individuals living with moderate to severe autism from ages 3 years through their lifetime." Get Scott's book: from Amazon, or check it out here. The company that we discussed: Fluidity - NEW EPISODES DROP EVERY THURSDAY - NEW CLIPS ALMOST DAILY - Open-minded and curious conversational interviews. Extreme variety of guests and topics. Just two people talking... #podcast #haveyoumet #scottparazynski #astronaut #NASA #space #spaceshuttle #spacetravel #ISS #internationalspacestation #everest Keywords: Astronaut, NASA, Space Travel, Space Exploration, Mars, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Space, Rocket launch, HAVE YOU MET... HOPE YOU ENJOY/ED :) ALL LINKS: https://linktr.ee/HaveYouMet

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