{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fa9fa8c0c-9ef5-41c7-948d-dcb97874412c","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Waking Up with Robin Williams","description":"Have you ever been so ecstatically happy about something that you just couldn\u2019t contain your excitement? I sure have. And on that occasion, the legendary comic and actor, Robin Williams, helped me express my joy.\u00a0The year was 1988, and the source of my glee was the impending launch of the space shuttle mission STS-26. The seventh flight of the orbiter Discovery was an event that would mark the end of two of the darkest and hardest years for every astronaut and their families.\u00a0In this episode, I share how Robin Williams helped me create a clever wake-up call for the Discovery crew. You\u2019ll learn about the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and why the STS-26 mission is considered a \u201cReturn to Flight\u201d mission. I reveal what a NASA CapCom does and why it\u2019s one of the most fun jobs ever. You\u2019ll also hear me discuss how I tapped my network to work with Robin Williams, recordings of the wake-up call for Discovery, and the aftermath of the event.\u00a0\u201cAfter two and a half painful years, American astronauts would finally be in orbit again. I knew how I\u2019d feel when they launched, and was sure that people in the US would feel the same. What tune would convey that feeling?\u201d - Kathy Sullivan\u00a0This week on Kathy Sullivan Explores:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of 1986\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What it took to enable the \u201cReturn to Flight\u201d STS-26 mission\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0My direct role in the STS-26 mission\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What a CapCom is and what makes it a fun job\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Planning clever ways to wake up the Discovery crew\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How I tapped my network to reach Robin Williams and Mike Cahill\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Recordings of Robin Williams\u2019 wake-up call for the Discovery crew\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How the music industry and Willie Nelson caught wind of the Robin Williams wake-up call\u00a0Our Favorite Quotes:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cHaving a real crew raised peoples\u2019 hopes and put human faces on that still distant goal of getting back to space.\u201d - Kathy Sullivan\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cBeing a CapCom is a fun job. You\u2019re so tightly connected to the crew and the mission events that you\u2019re essentially living the mission with them\u2014well, minus the view and zero gravity, of course.\u201d - Kathy Sullivan\u00a0Resources Mentioned:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0YouTube: Robin Williams STS-26 \u201cGood Morning Discovery\u201d wake-up call\u00a0Spaceship Not Required\u00a0I\u2019m Kathy Sullivan, the only person to have walked in space and gone to the deepest point in the ocean.\u00a0I\u2019m an explorer, and that doesn\u2019t always have to involve going to some remote or exotic place. It simply requires a commitment to put curiosity into action.\u00a0In this podcast, you can explore, reflecting on lessons learned from life so far and from my brilliant and ever-inquisitive guests. We explore together in this very moment from right where you are--spaceship not required.\u00a0Welcome to Kathy Sullivan Explores.\u00a0Visit my website at kathysullivanexplores.com to sign up for seven astronaut tips to improving your life on earth and be the first to discover future episodes and learn about more exciting adventures ahead!\u00a0Don\u2019t forget to leave a rating and review wherever you get your podcasts!\u00a0Spotify I ","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1dfd0129-13dd-4580-97c9-75e77f559ffc/1472142-1680641322.jpg"}