Episode 58: Astronauts Joe Engle and Ron Garan

The first  interview in this episode is with astronaut Joe
Engle was recorded during his visit to the UK in 2008.
  Joe Engle was at the front of the queue  to go to
the Moon when NASA cut its Apollo program. His place was taken by
the geologist Harrison Schmitt on Apollo 17 – the last manned
mission to the Moon. In this interview Joe talk about his work
before and after Apollo - on the X-15 and Space Shuttle programs.
The second short interview with astronaut Ron Garan was
recorded at TedXSalford in January 2012 (unfortunately the
recording stopped prematurely).  You can see more about the
online community offering a “unique orbital perspective of men
and women who live and work in Space” online at Fragile Oasis.
  You can see the video of his talk  on this
link http://youtu.be/lJNbjSLvtpI