036 | Well Oiled Machinery and Teams
Some say trust is rarely given twice, but every day we trust people to do their roles—whether in public transportation or keeping the internet stable—so our daily tasks aren’t interrupted. You shouldn’t give your trust to anyone, let alone a group of strangers, but sometimes you have no other choice. How do you know if the people you work with are trustworthy?
Today, I recall the story of Space Shuttle Discovery, mission STS-31, and how it made me recognize the elite group I’m part of. I describe the kind of people astronauts trust their lives with. You’ll hear about the time our second launch date was almost scrapped and how one outstanding engineer knew better than the machine that told him “no.” I also discuss the importance of appreciating being part of such an elite circle.
"Grand achievements are never solo acts." - Kathy Sullivan
This week on Kathy Sullivan Explores:
● The trust we give to people in our everyday lives
● The people we trust as astronauts
● When our first launch date was canceled, what caused it, and key takeaways
● Trusting the engineer who made the right call on our second launch date
● How the engineer used his knowledge in physics to override a computer program
● The privilege of being part of an elite group of people
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Spaceship Not Required
I’m Kathy Sullivan, the only person to have walked in space and gone to the deepest point in the ocean.
I’m an explorer, and that doesn’t always have to involve going to some remote or exotic place. It simply requires a commitment to put curiosity into action.
In this podcast, you can explore, reflecting on lessons learned from life so far and from my brilliant and ever-inquisitive guests. We explore together in this very moment from right where you are… spaceship not required.
Welcome to Kathy Sullivan Explores.