This week, we’re blasting off! Jonathan Kemp joins us to share his childhood dream of working in Mission Control at NASA in Houston, TX. His journey started as a Process Engineer in oil and gas before pivoting to the Space Industry in the Space City. 

With famous tech billionaires personally funding their own companies and SpaceX’s recent ISS shuttle mission, the space industry is booming. And it’s exciting to hear about Jonathan’s journey into the industry and his current responsibilities on the International Space Station (ISS).

Jonathan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-kemp-a9094518/

Recommended Resources:

• Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
• Flight by Chris Craft (Flight Director for Mercury missions)
  • Trust the team 
• Pale Blue Pot by Carl Sagan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO5FwsblpT8)
• President JFK's Rice Speech (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZyRbnpGyzQ)

“... But why, some say, the Moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask, why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas?

We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard...“ - John F. Kennedy