Scott "Kidd" Poteet: Mission Pilot (and future astronaut) of Polaris Dawn, retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, former Thunderbird #4 Demonstration Pilot.

Scott "Kidd" Poteet is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who served 20 years in various roles that include Commander of the 64th Aggressor Squadron, USAF Thunderbird #4 Demonstration Pilot, USAF Weapons School Graduate, Operational Test & Evaluation Pilot, and Flight Examiner.  In this episode, Ben chats with Scott about the newly announced Polaris program and how he feels about being selected as the mission pilot for "Polaris Dawn," SpaceX's next step in making humanity a space-faring civilisation. 00:43 Introducing Scott Poteet 01:00 'Kidd' 02:02 What is Polaris Dawn? 03:48 Speed of SpaceX's training 05:50 The role of Mission Pilot 09:12 How did SpaceX set the mission goals for Polaris Dawn? 11:29 The first commercial EVA walk 14:30 How Scott met Jared 16:54 What is Jared really like? 21:50 Astronaut Dreams 29:11 Inspiration and Polaris - measuring success 34:24 Scott's family reaction to hearing Scott is going to space 37:10 Wrap up and socials The Polaris Program Website: https://polarisprogram.com/dawn/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/polarisprogram Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polarisprogram/ Scott's Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/kiddpoteet Instagram: https://instagram.com/kiddpoteet?utm_medium=copy_link Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/ Website (coming soon): www.astroben.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gambleonit Please subscribe and rate - Ad Astra!