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RE: Meeting European Astronaut Paolo Nespoli at the ESA Headquarters today
Meeting these people is truly an honor! Unfortunately, I've never had the chance to directly talk to an astronaut but did get the chance to hear retired astronaut Chris Hadfield present a few months ago and he is a brilliant public speaker. I particularly enjoyed his account of a return to earth with one of Soyez teams which in his words was "barely survivable!".
I've been very lucky to meet a lot of astronauts due to my profession. You sure can tell that they are different to most people primarily thanks to their intense training and how the perspective they have had from space has shaped them in a way that no other humans have experienced.