EPISODE · Sep 2, 2021 · 23 MIN
Never Give Up
from Spark · host Kellee Marlow
Astronaut Clayton –“Astro Clay” spent 167 days in space and 38 hours and 28 minutes in executing 6 spacewalks. He applied 15 times before NASA selected him as an Astronaut in 1998, and he spent 30 years working for NASA; 15 as an engineer and then 15 as an Astronaut.Succeeding in one of the most difficult and coveted jobs in the world through perseverance and a never-give-up mantra, Anderson employs NASA’s “Plan, Train and Fly (Execute)” philosophy to his goals. He is the author of The Ordinary SpacemanTM: From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut, A is for Astronaut: Blasting Through the Alphabet, Letters From Space and It’s a Question of Space: An Ordinary Astronaut’s Answers to Sometimes Extraordinary Questions. His story has been featured in leading media outlets including ABC News, Fox News, Business Insider, Space and TEDx.
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How many times are you willing to be rejected before you walk away? 3? 5? 10? Astronaut Clayton Anderson was rejected 14 times by NASA before he became an astronaut. Since he could only apply once a year, it took 15 years. Kellee talks with Astronaut Anderson about his experience and never-give-up mantra in his quest to become an astronaut.
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