I attended a Banners lecture at McNeese State University given by former NASA astronaut Story Musgrave. This 77-year-old man has led one of the most fascinating lives I think I have ever encountered. Born in Stockbridge MA in 1935, he was raised on a farm and grew up loving nature. Too bored with school to get his high school diploma, he instead joined the marines and went to Korea as an aircraft mechanic. For someone who couldn't be bothered with high school, Story has earned graduate degrees in math, computers, chemistry, medicine, literature, and psychology. In addition to being an astronaut for over 30 years, he is also a trauma surgeon! From a maintenance standpoint, from its inception, the Hubble Telescope was Story's baby. He repaired Hubble on a spacewalk. He is the only astronaut to have flown on all five space shuttles. Musgrave is also a poet, artist, photographer, pilot, parachutist, speaker, husband, and father to seven children, including a five-year-old daughter named Story.
Mr. Musgrave is a humorous inspiring speaker. He encouraged those in the audience to be passionate about the things they do and focus and work hard on the things they are good at, rather than waste time trying to improve on the things they are not good at. Learn more about Story on his website here.
There's a biography about this man called Story -- The Way of Water, by Anne Lenehan. I'm eager to find a copy.
Mr. Musgrave is a humorous inspiring speaker. He encouraged those in the audience to be passionate about the things they do and focus and work hard on the things they are good at, rather than waste time trying to improve on the things they are not good at. Learn more about Story on his website here.
There's a biography about this man called Story -- The Way of Water, by Anne Lenehan. I'm eager to find a copy.
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