Refreshing Pod - Kaycee Anderson (In Memory Of Her Father Michael P. Anderson)

Refreshing Podcast - With Johnny Collins

Thursday, 2 May 2024 - 41 minutes

Refreshing Pod - Kaycee AndersonIn memory of her Dad, Astronaut Michael P.Anderson & the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia’s final flight. Daughter of astronaut Michael P.Anderson, Kaycee chats with Johnny about her father, who fly 2 missions in space, logging well over 211 hours outside the earth’s atmosphere.The Columbia STS-107 mission lifted off on January 16, 2003, for a 17-day science mission featuring numerous experiments. Upon reentering the atmosphere on February 1, 2003, the Columbia orbiter suffered a catastrophic failure due to a breach that occurred during launch when falling foam from the external tank struck the reinforced carbon carbon panels on the underside of the left wing. The orbiter and its seven crew members were lost approximately 16 minutes before Columbia was scheduled to touch down at Kennedy Space Center.Kaycee speaks about her Dad, from growing up (knowing he always wanted to be an astronaut) and the advice he gave, that she still uses today.How she got her name, from the roots of her Dad’s US Air Force career. Plus memories of growing up in the astronaut community, and her take on the morning and events that occurred on Feb 1st 2003. Plus the 21 years since the accident, and the aftershock when pressure built for answers. UK viewers can watch ’The Space Shuttle That Fell To Earth’ via BBC iPlayerUSA viewers can access the CNN documentary ’Space Shuttle Columbia, The Final Flight’ with details on how to watch via the CNN website.NASA’s website has a link to the Space Shuttle Columbia, and subsequent findings via the link below.https://www.nasa.gov/remembering-columbia-sts-107/Interview dedicated to the memory of the crew, and family members connected with STS-107.Rick D. Husband, CommanderWilliam C. McCool, PilotKalpana Chawla, Mission SpecialistDavid M. Brown, Mission SpecialistLaurel B. Clark, Mission SpecialistIlan Ramon, Payload SpecialistMichael P. Anderson, Payload Commanderhttps://linktr.ee/refreshingpodRefreshing Pod is a magazine style podcast, giving you ideas, interviews, big name guests, and guaranteed laughs along the way, with new content every month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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