We recently had the chance to talk with astronaut Michael Barratt on the record from the International Space Station. Barratt discusses his interests and how he found abundant opportunities at NASA to explore his passions.
SEATTLE — We recently had the chance to talk with astronaut Michael Barratt on the record from the International Space Station .Born in Camas, Washington, Barratt's journey to space began in the Pacific Northwest. Barratt: I had a lot of broad interests. I think career anxiety, if you will, is kind of a common trait amongst us. And growing up in kind of a farming community.
Barratt: It’s a bit of an apples-and-oranges comparison. I think the main thing is just the generational difference between the spacecraft SpaceX, in particular the Dragon, it's basically a new generation spacecraft. Barratt: I’ll tell you that I'm always at the window when we're flying over the Pacific Northwest. It is pretty overwhelming. When you look at that, that incredible blue planet with white swirly clouds and earth down there just kind of hanging out in the blackness of space you, you get a strong sense of beauty, you get a strong sense of fragility, and that you really need to take care of it. Something I wish everybody could see.
Barratt:That is my passion really how the human adapts and we happen to be extremely adaptable creatures. Zero gravity challenges that in an incredibly unique way.
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