{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fcdfba6d0-8d8e-4640-830c-516dae96e125","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Astronaut Training and Space Tourism with Homer Hickam (Part 2)\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/cdfba6d0-8d8e-4640-830c-516dae96e125\"></iframe>","title":"Astronaut Training and Space Tourism with Homer Hickam (Part 2)","description":"Homer Hickam is an author and war veteran who has helped train and prepare astronauts for real space missions and exercises. One of his books, Rocket Boys, was adapted into the Hollywood film, October Sky. He continues to entertain and relate with stories of struggle and fulfillment in Don\u2019t Blow Yourself Up, a book about his life as a budding writer.\u00a0In Part 2 of my interview, you\u2019ll hear Homer describe his career as an astronaut trainer, what astronauts should know regarding their spacesuits, and the time he trained a late-night talk show host for an underwater episode. He provides his thoughts on space camps and what he observed about students in one of those programs. You\u2019ll gain insight to the experience of training foreigners in Japan and Russia, and their cultural differences from America. Homer also explains his fascination with SpaceX, the Moon, and why we should be cautious about space tourism.\u00a0\\\"There\\'s no such thing as a perfectly safe rocket.\\\" - Homer Hickam\u00a0This week on Kathy Sullivan Explores:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What it was like being a \\\"pretend astronaut\\\" while in training\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What astronauts should expect when wearing spacesuits\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Why getting into foot restraints wasn\\'t an easy experience\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The time Homer trained David Letterman for an underwater episode\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Space camps: who started them and Homer\\'s realizations them\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The difference between astronaut training cultures in the US and Japan\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Homer\\'s experience with Russian cosmonauts\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Homer\\'s thoughts on space tourism and the possibilities of mining the Moon\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Why there\\'s no such thing as a safe rocket launch\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Why Homer says SpaceX is a special company capable of extraordinary things\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The future of humanity in space\u00a0Connect with Homer Hickam:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Homer Hickam Website\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Book: Don\u2019t Blow Yourself Up\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Homer Hickam on Twitter\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Homer Hickam on LinkedIn\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 ","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1dfd0129-13dd-4580-97c9-75e77f559ffc/1472142-1680641322.jpg"}