One in 13 Million: What It Takes to Be an Astronaut
Fewer than 800 human beings have ever left Earth's atmosphere, out of 8.2 billion people alive today. What does it actually take to join that club? This episode digs into the contested definitions of "space," the published NASA requirements (a master's degree, 1,000 hours piloting jets, and a physical exam unlike any other), and the two-year training pipeline that turns doctors and biologists into spacewalkers. Then it turns to the stranger question: what happens to your mind once you're actually up there — and why NASA's psychological screening is built less around toughness than around cold…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.