#159 Sinead O'Sullivan: Aerospace Engineer, NASA, Harvard & Beyond

Sinead O’Sullivan is an Aerospace Engineer from Northern Ireland who has worked with NASA to design human spaceflight missions to the planet Mars and asteroids.   Now a Research Fellow at MIT, Sinead is taking the methodologies she created at NASA and applying them to the social sciences to better understand global challenges, such as the interaction between democracy and technology.   In today's episode we talk about: Growing up in Armagh Going to NASA's Space Camp at 16-years-old How life is full of complex trade-offs The importance of a multi-disciplinary approach to learning And the greatest challenges/successes along the way   Check it out!   // Webpage link: https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/sinead-osullivan-aerospace-engineer   Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.   To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/   Cheers!   — Matt