Episode 3
Chris Hadfield reveals how preparation and 'sweating the small stuff' are crucial to staying alive. Read by Garrick Hagon.
Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4,000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, been confronted by a live snake while piloting a plane, been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft, and become a YouTube sensation with his performance of David Bowie's Space Oddity in space.
The secret to Chris Hadfield's success, and survival, is an unconventional philosophy he learned at NASA: prepare for the worst - and enjoy every moment of it.
Episode 3
Preparation and 'sweating the small stuff' are crucial to staying alive. Astronauts are taught to constantly ask, 'what is the next thing that is going to kill me ?'
Reader: Garrick Hagon
Abridged and produced by Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Garrick Hagon |
| Producer | Jill Waters |
| Abridger | Jill Waters |
| Writer | Chris Hadfield |
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Wed 30 Oct 2013 09:45麻豆社 Radio 4 FM- Thu 31 Oct 2013 00:30麻豆社 Radio 4
- Wed 26 Sep 2018 14:45麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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