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This was our first event in the Faraway Forest at Latitude Festival 2018 with medical and space doctor Kevin Fong. As well as holding a day job as a flying A&E doctor, Kevin also works regularly with NASA, makes documentaries and podcasts about space for the BBC and in 2009 nearly (actually) became an astronaut.
Kevin and UNSA’s Director of Human Spaceflight Jon Spooner talk about:
How Kevin became a Space Doctor Flying in microgravity on The Vomit Comet How Kevin nearly (actually) became an astronaut How to survive if you’re thrown into cold water Kevin’s latest work with NASA on risk management That time he was working as Medical Crew on the launchpad at Cape Canaveraland we answer questions from our Latitude audience including:
will there be a second series of Train Like An Astronaut? how can we “Queer” space? is God an astronaut?Enjoy!
LINKS
Kevin on Twitter @Kevin_Fong
Kevin’s most recent BBC project on the Apollo Missions 13 Minutes to the Moon
CREDITS
Presenters: Jon Spooner & Mini Jon
Sound Engineer & Editor: Andy Wood
Additional sound design: Elena Pena
Music: Public Service Broadcasting
Producers: Jon Spooner, Alice Massey, Sarah Webb for Unlimited
Consultancy: Storythings
Graphic Design: Lee Goater
The Unlimited Space Agency and The Space Shed are projects of Unlimited Theatre
