

F.O.S. Scott Parazynski Interview
Mar 24, 2022
47:35
π The Future of Space video podcast is a candid and informal conversation, between myself and leaders, investors, innovators, educators, celebrities, movers, and shakers that are shaping the future of humankind into outer space. Like how two friends would chat and philosophe. With just one thing missing, a glass of wine! π
Today's guest is Dr. Scott Parazynski. He is a retired NASA astronaut, recently inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. Scott is a highly decorated physician and CEO of Fluidity Technologies. Besides spacewalking, he has summited Everest and dove to the Titanic.
Scott Parazynski
Website https://parazynski.com
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/parazynski/
Twitter https://twitter.com/AstroDocScott
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/astrodocscott
Scott's book "The Sky Below"
https://parazynski.com/product/the-sky-below/
Blue Marble Exploration
https://bluemarbleexploration.com
Fluidity Technologies
Website https://fluidity.tech
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/fluiditytech/
OceanGate - Titanic
https://oceangateexpeditions.com/titanic
00:00 Introduction
01:04 3 words to describe Space - MAJESTIC. INFINITE. COLLABORATIVE
02:00 Collaborative space for now, but what about tomorrow?
02:40 Will China fill the "space" void created by Russia
05:30 Why go to space?
07:20 We are driven by our curiosity
10:00 How technology will help our biological evolution in space
11:20 Technology helped us create stability from nature's chaos
13:10 Nature doesn't want perfection it wants evolution
16:50 Learning/Growing is challenging
23:27 One step at a time
26:30 The humility in going to space
29:25 The first time you stepped out into space
32:40 The Explorer's Mindset
35:50 What is next? Grand Canyon
40:50 Going back to Titanic
42:40 The things we take for granted
44:18 Conclusion