Up, up and TEDx! 26 TEDx Talks by astronauts
Today TED-Ed released a fabulous new lesson by astronaut Jerry Carr: Life of an astronaut. To celebrate the lives and work of all the brave men and women who take great risks to increase our knowledge of the universe, we’ve collected 24 compelling TEDx Talks given by current and former astronauts.
Inside the full list you’ll find:
Joseph Allen walking you through daily life on the International Space Station
Lodewijk van den Berg — the first Dutchman in space — describing how a scientist becomes an astronaut
Nicole Stott sharing the stories of her heroes — the first women in the space program
Roberta Bondar — the first neurologist in space — detailing that stresses that zero-gravity puts on the human body
Here are all 24 talks:
- Spaceflight: Michael Massimino at TEDxColumbiaEngineering
- The human microscopic: Yvonne Cagle at TEDxBrussels
- Changing the course of the solar system: Dr. Ed Lu at TEDxMarin
- The biggest conservation project imaginable: Dr. Ed Lu at TEDxNASA@SiliconValley
- Oceans of robots: Dr. Ed Lu at TEDxSF
- Reaching for the stars: Nicole Stott at TEDxSugarLand
- My Journey to space: Stephanie D Wilson at TEDxDunedin
- A sense of place from space: Joseph P. Allen at TEDxSonomaCounty
- Building a Legacy: Robert Thirsk at TEDxUofC
- Transforming universal communication: Jim Bagian at TEDxUofM
- Human exploration of space: Michael E. Lopez-Alegria at TEDxKiruna
- Connecting humanity’s changemakers: Ron Garan at TEDxSalford
- The orbital perspective of our fragile oasis: Ron Garan at TEDxVienna
- How a crystal growth scientist became an astronaut: Lodewijk van den Berg at TEDxDelft
- Human spaceflight, the world and you: Leroy Chiao at TEDxAlvaPark
- The importance of good parental values: Jose Hernandez at TEDxSanJoaquin
- Changing your perspective: Jerry Linenger at TEDxTraverseCity
- The challenge of change: Roberta Bondar at TEDxWaterloo
- Drawing lessons from space for the future of education: Claudie Haigneré at TEDxParisUniversités
- Nik Halik at TEDxBucharest
- Turning nuisance into opportunity: Dr. Nicholas Patrick at TEDxUSC
- Richard Garriott at TEDxAustin
- Leland Melvin and Tyler Cole at TEDxNASA
- Wubbo Ockels at TEDxAmsterdam
- STEM Education is the Root of Our Future: Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger at TEDxNASAJSCWomen
- Why 6 Months in Space Is Not Enough: Cady Coleman at TEDxNASAJSCWomen
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