Joan Higginbotham's guest appearances

Joan Higginbotham

Race To 9 Billion™

This Day in Quiztory

Generation STEM

The Bill Martinez Show

Barbara Jordan

Ben Carson

Kim Coles

Oprah Winfrey

Russell Simmons

Tupac Shakur

Jacob Lawrence

Paul Robeson

John Singleton

Clarence Thomas

Curtis Mayfield

Chris Smith

Jonathan Scott

George Faison

Quincy Jones

OwlTail

Today we celebrate electrical engineer and former NASA astronaut Joan Higginbotham, the third African American female to go into space, on her 57th birthday!

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Guys.....get ready for one of our favorite episodes we've EVER recorded. This week, Kevin, Ryan, and Becca interview REAL LIFE ASTRONAUT, TEDx Talk Alum, and STEM Boss Lady, Joan Higginbotham. Tune in to hear us discuss with the third female African American in space: -how she got the nickname ~~Space Beyonce~~~~-her career journey to becoming an astronaut (spoiler, she actually didn't want to be one at first??!!)-what she was thinking and feeling right before her space shuttle launch launch -the first thing she did when she got up to the International Space Station-why was unable to eat a space meal prepared for her by Rachel Ray-her mission on the Space Shuttle Discovery-what she misses most about space-the biggest lessons she learned-why she feels like prioritizing the human connection and preaching that we are all one human race is her biggest contribution in her career All this and more, on Generation STEM! WE CANNOT EMPHASIZE HOW DOPE THIS INTERVIEW WAS!  Want to see more from the Generation STEM team? Check us out on social media @genstempodcast, or visit us at our website at www.genstempodcast.com This podcast is powered by Black &amp; Veatch - www.bv.com

Guys.....get ready for one of our favorite episodes we've EVER recorded. This week, Kevin, Ryan, and Becca interview REAL LIFE ASTRONAUT, TEDx Talk Alum, and STEM Boss Lady, Joan Higginbotham. Tune in to hear us discuss with the third female African American in space: -how she got the nickname ~~Space Beyonce~~~~ -her career journey to becoming an astronaut (spoiler, she actually didn't want to be one at first??!!) -what she was thinking and feeling right before her space shuttle launch launch  -the first thing she did when she got up to the International Space Station -why was unable to eat a space meal prepared for her by Rachel Ray -her mission on the Space Shuttle Discovery -what she misses most about space -the biggest lessons she learned -why she feels like prioritizing the human connection and preaching that we are all one human race is her biggest contribution in her career All this and more, on Generation STEM! WE CANNOT EMPHASIZE HOW DOPE THIS INTERVIEW WAS! Want to see more from the Generation STEM team? Check us out on social media @genstempodcast, or visit us at our website at <a href="http://www.genstempodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.genstempodcast.com</a> This podcast is powered by Black &amp; Veatch - <a href="http://www.bv.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bv.com</a>

Episode 9 - Astronaut Joan Higginbotham + STEM Careers

Today we shine a spotlight on astronaut Joan Higginbotham

Journey to Space: Former Astronaut Joan Higginbotham on STEM, Sustainability and More