Скачать или смотреть “I Can’t Just Sit Back and Watch Anymore” | Astronaut Terry Virts on Courage, Ethics, & Politics

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At 17, Terry Virts joined the Air Force and went on to become an F-16 fighter pilot and test pilot. He has flown combat missions over Iraq, tested the world’s fastest jets and commanded the International Space Station. He’s orbited Earth 3,400 times and has spent 213 days in space total. His military decorations include the NASA Space Flight Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal, NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, et al. He retired from NASA in August 2016 and is currently running for U.S. Senate from Texas.

Learn more about Terry's campaign at https://www.terryvirts.com/

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In this episode:

00:00:00-00:00:46 Intro
00:00:51-00:04:56 The Types of People Not Selected as Astronauts
00:08:39-00:10:18 The Stoic Practice of Negative Visualization: Meditating on What Could Go Wrong
00:19:42-00:20:21 The Book That Inspired Terry Virts’ Career
00:20:21-00:22:22 Don’t Tell Yourself No: Pursuing Big Goals
00:22:23-00:27:16 The Overview Effect: Seeing Earth from Space
00:27:17-00:29:38 Marcus Aurelius’ Meditation “Take Plato’s View” – Lessons from Space
00:29:41-00:30:02 Why We Should Be Crewmates, Not Passengers
00:30:03-00:38:40 Seneca Faced the Same Problems We Have Today
00:38:40-00:47:20 The Founders Understood the Value of Character
00:47:25-00:52:15 Why the Military Needs Ethics
00:52:15-01:01:03 For Fear of Looking Cowardly, They Did the Cowardly Thing
01:01:03-01:04:00 Why Astronaut Terry Virts Decided to Run for Senate
01:04:00-01:06:29 Why People Trust Donald Trump More Than Democrats
01:13:25-01:29:31 Kids Used to Want to Be Astronauts When They Grew Up