Episode 5 - Josh Meets Megan

FUTURE MARTIANS PODCAST
Episode 5: Josh Meets Megan
15 August 2018
Duration: 23:18

"I want to go to Mars, but I’ll settle for the moon.”

In episode 5 of the Future Martians podcast, co-host Josh Richards introduces fellow Mars One astronaut candidate, Megan Kane. Megan is from San Francisco, USA; and is an author, artist, designer, generalist and aspiring polymath. Josh speaks with Megan about the Mars One mission, her motivations for applying for this one-way mission to Mars, and her philosophy on life before Mars.

EPISODE TOPICS
0:00 Introduction
01:37 How Megan became involved with Mars One
02:06 Space as a life-long passion
03:53 One-way: Megan’s favourite part of the Mars One project
04:00 How Megan first came across Mars One
05:33 Megan’s skill set
05:58 Mars as a gateway for exploration
06:46 Megan’s approach to preparing for Mars
07:48 Megan’s space flight experience and training
14:31 How everyday people can help support Mars missions
17:25 Megan’s bucket list
19:40 Where to follow Megan
20:36 Megan shares some final thoughts
22:24 Closing announcements.

Links to topics mentioned in the podcast
- Mars One: www.mars-one.com
- NASA: https://www.nasa.gov
- NASA 2020 Mars mission: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/
- International Space University: http://www.isunet.edu
- Space Camp: https://www.spacecamp.com
- University of Texas: https://www.utexas.edu
- Project Possum: http://projectpossum.org
- HERA: https://www.nasa.gov/analogs/hera
- HiSEAS: https://hi-seas.org
- Mars Desert Research Station: http://mdrs.marssociety.org
- International Astronautical Congress: http://www.iafastro.org/events/iac/
- Megan’s social media profile:
 Website: https://www.megankane.com
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kanemeganm/
 Twitter: https://twitter.com/megikane

Acknowledgements
o The Future Martians 12-episode podcast series is part of National Science Week 2018. To find out what is happening for National Science Week in your area, go to: https://www.scienceweek.net.au
o Thanks to Population of Mars for the fantastic soundtrack used for the Future Martians podcast. Hear more of Population of Mars’ music at: https://soundcloud.com/popofmars
o Images sources Mars One and Bryan Versteeg. To learn more about the Mars One project, go to: https://www.mars-one.com.

Closing stuff
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JOSH RICHARDS
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshrichardsspacepirate/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mighty_ginge/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mighty_ginge
Website: http://joshrichards.space

DIANNE MCGRATH
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dianne.McGrath.Astronaut.Candidate/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/damcgrath/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/liteandportable
Website: http://www.diannemcgrath.com.au.

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