Category Archives: Astronauts

John Vickers

Blue Abyss: One Giant Step For Extreme Environments Training?

 Andrea Macdonald, founder ideaXme interview John Vickers, founder of Blue Abyss. Blue Abyss will be a high tech pioneering training and extreme adventure centre. Its objective is to be “the most comprehensive deep sea and space research, training and test facility of its kind in the world, unmatched in its breadth of configuration”. Blue […]

Dr Merritt Moore ballerina and quantum physicist.

Quantum Physicist Ballerina Aspiring To Be An Astronaut

 Dr Merritt Moore, PhD, quantum physicist, ballerina and aspiring astronaut talks with Andrea Macdonald founder of ideaXme. Dr Moore has achieved what some would call ‘the impossible’: a career as a professional ballet dancer and as an academic quantum physicist.” – University of Oxford. She plans on adding another profession to her career roster […]

(Jan. 3, 2020) Wildfires are pictured surrounding Sydney, Australia as the International Space Station orbited 269 miles above the Tasman Sea.

NASA’s Global Disaster Response Support Via Astronaut Photography

Ana Guzman, ideaXme space ambassador, interviews Dr. William Stefanov, Manager at NASA’s Exploration Science Office at the Johnson Space Center.   Ana Guzman comments:    In my next ideaXme interview, I speak with Dr. William Stefanov, Manager at NASA’s Exploration Science Office at the Johnson Space Center. We talk about ways astronaut photography can benefit human lives here on Earth. Many of us […]

Dr. Estella Hernandez Gillette participating in an Apollo anniversary event, “Women of the Apollo Era," Credit: NASA

Apollo-era NASA Secretary Forges High Level Career

Ana Guzman, ideaXme space ambassador and space exploration audio visual communications expert interviews Dr Estella Hernandez Gillette, professor of Human Resources management at the University of Houston. In my next interview for ideaXme, I bring you a story that is less technical and more inspirational. Dr. Estella Hernandez Gillette gives us an oral history that […]

John Vickers Blue Abyss

Dive Into the Future With Blue Abyss, Astronaut Training Facility!

Ana Guzman, ideaXme space ambassador interviews John Vickers, CEO of Blue Abyss. John Vickers, Leader of Blue Abyss, the UK Astronaut Training Facility Talks About His Vision for the Future of Commercial Human Spaceflight. Ana Guzman comments: Recently, I had the pleasure of conducting an ideaXme interview with John Vickers, CEO of Blue Abyss in […]

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Blast off to a Better Life: Dr. Mindy Howard Astronaut Trainer Explains How!

Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme, interviews Dr. Mindy Howard, astronaut trainer. Listen to this interview to discover Dr. Mindy Howard’s path to becoming an astronaut trainer. Learn of her current role as astronaut trainer for Blue Abyss and AdvancingX Career Astronauts. Moreover, hear her advice for Yumna Majeed, for B.S (Hons) in Medical Laboratory Technology […]

Healthcare for Mars

Healthcare for Mars, Secret Research and Teetering on the Edge of Infinity!

Michael Seres, ideaXme human health, medical innovation and technology ambassador, interviews Dr. John B Charles, former Chief Scientist of the Human Research Program at NASA. Healthcare for Mars Here is a rare opportunity to learn about the human who for many years was responsible for overseeing NASA astronauts’ health in space, that is healthcare for […]

Multi universes

Multi Universes, Dark Matter, a New Dance Starts and a Case for Optimism?

A case for optimism explored How does the human story move forward? What is forward? What is real progress? Is there a case for optimism as humanists maintain? Or, does science according to Yuval Noah Harari’s book, Homo Deus have the capacity to undermine human progress one day?  Sheefali Asija, artist joins ideaXme as humanism ambassador […]

Lead Engineer at NASA’s Virtual Reality Lab Inspires Women in STEM While Keeping Ahead in VR Software Development

Lead Engineer at NASA’s Virtual Reality Lab Inspires Women in STEM While Keeping Ahead in VR Software Development

Ana Guzman, ideaXme space ambassador, interviews Evelyn Miralles, Lead Principal Engineer at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Virtual Reality Lab. During Women’s History Month, I was lucky to sit down and chat with Evelyn Miralles, Lead Principal Engineer at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Virtual Reality Lab. I say lucky, because she was able to squeeze in […]

What does it take to be an astronaut in the 21st Century?

What Does It Take to Be an Astronaut in the 21st Century?

  What does it take to be an astronaut in the 21st Century? This is a unique interview in which Samantha Cristoforetti, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut, answers questions from Nicole Stott, former NASA astronaut and current Space artist “The Artistic Astronaut” and Liam Malone Paralympic Gold medalist, as well as from members of the public, […]