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Podcast: Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Episode: Astronaut Susan Kilrain on What It Really Takes to Get to Space | EP 641
Description: What happens after you’ve lived the dream—and it’s over?In this profound conversation, astronaut and Navy fighter pilot Susan Kilrain joins Passion Struck to explore her journey from humble beginnings in Georgia to piloting two Space Shuttle missions, becoming one of the few women to fly the F-14 Tomcat, and raising a family while married to a Navy SEAL.But this isn’t just a story about spaceflight. It’s about grit, reinvention, and identity. Susan opens up about how landing on an aircraft carrier prepared her less for motherhood than she thought—an...