Tag: astronaut

Kathryn Thornton: Correcting Hubble’s vision

December 6, 2024

The veteran of four space missions discusses challenges faced by the Hubble Space Telescope and how human ingenuity and teamwork made Hubble’s success possible. Kathryn Thornton, a renowned astronaut and physicist, recounts the groundbreaking journey of the first servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope in 1993. Her talk dives into the critical challenges faced by Hubble … More Kathryn Thornton: Correcting Hubble’s vision

‘A woman from Mars’: Life in the pursuit of space exploration

March 8, 2023

An astrobiologist, analog astronaut, author and speaker, Dr. Michaela Musilova shares her experience as a woman at the forefront of space exploration and from her quest for scientific and personal excellence. When we talk about space adventures, our minds are likely to wander to famed astronauts. However, we often forget that there is a lot … More ‘A woman from Mars’: Life in the pursuit of space exploration