Secret Space Escapes: Jerry Linenger interview
Space is a dangerous place. Astronauts are trained to respond to and overcome challenges that they encounter on their missions. Some of these near disasters are featured in the new Secret Space Escapes , which premiers tonight on the Science Channel. A4H's Victoria Varone sat down with astronauts Linger, Curbeam, and Yi during their recent appearance at New York Comic Con . Here, we've posted her interview with former astronaut Jerry Linger . They discussed what the "right stuff" is for crew selection and how he survived the 1997 Mir fire . Scroll down to read the whole interview, but first check out this clip from the first episode of Secret Space Escapes . JL: Hi, I’m Jerry Linenger and I’m a retired NASA astronaut. Whom do I have the pleasure of speaking with today? A4H: I’m Victoria, and I represent an organization called Astronauts4Hire. It’s a nonprofit that preps aspiring astronauts to for the booming commercial space industry. JL: So by doing that, they
