A Masterclass in astrophysics, decisions, and so much more.
Oh.my.goodness!!! What an incredible 1:19:00 of learning from Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, the associate administrator for the science mission directorate at NASA. It is a master class in leadership, decision making, team empowerment, asking the best questions, accepting responsibility, space challenges, what NASA is focusing on in the next decade, and how they are working with commercial companies. So fascinating. I could listen to this guy for hours. It took me forever to finish because he kept sparking ideas and questions in my mind that I had to Google or explore understanding elsewhere. What a joy of learning is has been. And, listen to Shane Parish’s questions. Learn from how he interviews people. So good at teasing out the details that are often mentioned in passing.
This is from Shane’s post outlining the talk: Path to Astrophysics, Life Beyond Earth, What Have We Learned On the International Space Station?, How Are Experiments Conducted on the ISS?, Lessons on Sleep and Immunity From Space, Earth’s Magnetic Field, Decommissioned Satellites and Space Clutter, Top Challenges In Space, How Is Space Governed?, Managing Regulations of Space, Humanity’s First Round Trip to Mars, Will Humans Ever live On Mars?, The Race for Resources on Mars, The Method of Extraction on an Asteroid, Managing The World’s Largest Science Budget, Decision Making Process, Examples of Failed Decisions, How Do You Disseminate What You Learn?, Listen to What’s Not Being Said, Create an Environment for Constant Improvement, Effects of Presidential Leadership on Space Programs, Space Community Embracing Private Sector, How Do you Foster Competition in Space Development.
