{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fd91987a1-ebb3-49b6-9100-86f29aa7072e","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Being Scolded by the Royal Air Force","description":"On October 5, 1984, after much preparation, I launched for the first time. Only two of the training preparations had run smoothly, so I was nervous.\u00a0Today, I talk about that flight. I share the experience of taking off and of seeing the earth from above. I also tell the funny story of how, when flying over London, we accidentally barged in on the Royal Air Force\u2019s frequency, but were over Africa by the time we came up with a good response for the man who angrily scolded us.\u00a0\u201cThe first two and a half minutes of the shuttle launch were more like being in an earthquake than anything smooth: a lot of shake, rattle, and roll, the very turbulent burning of the solid rock that\u2019s pushing you off the planet.\u201d- Kathy Sullivan\u00a0\u201cWe had started eight and a half minutes earlier bolted to the ground in Florida, and we were now essentially over England.\u201d- Kathy Sullivan\u00a0This week on Kathy Sullivan Explores:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The experience of taking off\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Looking down on the earth\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A humorous story\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 Stitcher I Apple Podcasts I iHeart Radio I TuneIn I Google I Amazon Music","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1dfd0129-13dd-4580-97c9-75e77f559ffc/1472142-1680641322.jpg"}