Mike Safo with Charles Bolden (Former Head of NASA)

Joined today by retired US Marine Corps Major General, former astronaut and the 12th administrator of NASA, Charles Boden. Charles tells us about his relentless pursuit to join the Military despite racial hurdles and segregation in South Carolina. We hear about his time in Vietnam, how it was coming home and how he climbed the ranks in the Marine Corps. We hear two incredibly emotional stories: first about his mother being a 16-year-old slave and then about his relationship with Ronald McNair who died in the Challenger explosion and how Ronald changed his life and pushed him to being an astronaut. Charles gives us his thoughts on the age old question “Are we alone in this universe”, and why he gave away most of his astronaut memorabilia. From seeing the earth for the first time to meeting President Obama.

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