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60. Astronaut Norm Thagard
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At 75 years young, Dr. Norman E. Thagard is a Floridian whose work has been immortalized in history books. While he jokes about being a foot-note on Sally Ride’s first trip to space, Dr. Thagard has had a long and illustrious career as a doctor, pilot, engineer, astronaut and first American Cosmonaut. A two-time graduate of Florida State University, Dr. Thagard exemplifies a lifelong commitment to education. He attended the University of Florida in his mid-sixties in pursuit of an MBA, a degree that he felt he needed as he worked to co-found the Challenger Learning Center in Downtown Tallahassee. In his interview with April Salter, Dr. Thagard discusses the early days of NASA’s space program, the intense training and schooling he endured to become an astronaut, and the nearly six-months he spent in space with a Russian crew.
104 episodes
Manage episode 323361192 series 2412923
At 75 years young, Dr. Norman E. Thagard is a Floridian whose work has been immortalized in history books. While he jokes about being a foot-note on Sally Ride’s first trip to space, Dr. Thagard has had a long and illustrious career as a doctor, pilot, engineer, astronaut and first American Cosmonaut. A two-time graduate of Florida State University, Dr. Thagard exemplifies a lifelong commitment to education. He attended the University of Florida in his mid-sixties in pursuit of an MBA, a degree that he felt he needed as he worked to co-found the Challenger Learning Center in Downtown Tallahassee. In his interview with April Salter, Dr. Thagard discusses the early days of NASA’s space program, the intense training and schooling he endured to become an astronaut, and the nearly six-months he spent in space with a Russian crew.
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