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LIVE NOW | @nasa astronaut Dr. Mary Ellen Weber (two spaceflights, one to construct the @ISS, 297 
orbits!) and @unsw aerospace engineering student & @elonmusk @spacex Hyperloop competitor Yasmin Zaman chatting human space exploration! #WomenInSTEM #Apollo11pic.twitter.com/7gSGjD3eHC
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@nasa's Dr. Mary Ellen Weber speak first-hand about her experience onboard the space shuttle:pic.twitter.com/DPVmvbzbpb
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Dr. Mary Ellen Weber: I'm looking forward to seeing even more Australian astronauts in the near future with the creation of your
@AusSpaceAgency
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The U.S. announced it's Artemis program to bring the first woman to the Moon by 2024. In just four years we will see it.
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#MARS -- I think we will get there! Young people, the progress of space technology development is accelerating so fast that this is on your horizon, in your lifetime. It will be possible for you!Show this thread -
Yasmin: As someone who wants to become an astronaut, what are the most useful academic and non-academic skills? Dr. Weber: a technical degree is important, working with others, operational environments, expeditions, excelling in a variety of areas, willing to take risks.
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Yasmin: How has your time in space changed your perspective on life? Dr. Weber: Looking back at Earth -- the edge of the atmosphere glows, encasing the Earth -- I remember thinking how beautiful it was and it struck me: we are all Earthlings, we're all in this together.
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Australia is a very important partner of the US. Very important in space communications. You don’t have to have a human space flight program at the moment to be in the game, to be a very critical part of it all.
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Yasmin: What are you most optimistic about in terms of space exploration? Dr. Weber: That we continue to *INVEST* in space. To become a space-faring civilization we need to invest in moving that ball forward.
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How good is this - I was lucky to hear Dr. Weber speak in India nine years ago, and now bringing her (virtually) to Australia.https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/fewer-women-on-nasa-space-flights-us-astronaut/article2514543.ece …
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