The Moth

NASA's on the Line

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Cynthia Shelby-Lane sets her sights on a job that’s out of this world.

Tags Space exploration STEM Gender Failure Work Adversity Societal expectations Feminism Doubt Workplace PG Serious Bittersweet Thought-provoking Inspiring Sad Moving Optimistic Hopeful Dramatic

Storyteller

Cynthia Shelby-Lane

Featured on

Surviving Being Human

Original Air Date

April 17, 2018

Recorded Date

August 4, 2016

“And then I realized what I'd done...I had applied to NASA to be a United States astronaut.”

Photo by Alexandre Da Veiga
Cynthia Shelby Lane

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