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☆ I left teaching to go back to school and learn to launch satellites. It was the right move even though it didn't make me significantly happier.
  + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
I loved working with children but the job left me feeling stressed and undervalued. I left teaching to go back to school and learn to launch satellites but I didn't feel much happier. At the time, I was a teacher at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex being paid less than $12 an hour. AdvertisementThough I loved children, teaching, and the opportunity to work with famous figures like Al Worden, the Command Module Pilot of Apollo 15, I felt undervalued. AdvertisementI'm still glad I made the switchI feel both grateful and regretful for leaving teaching to go launch satellites.
Persons: rafter, Al Worden, weren't, chaperons, Nicole Stott, I'm Organizations: Kennedy Space Center, Saturn, Command, OneWeb Satellites Locations: FAFSA, OneWeb
☆ Here's what William Shatner would have seen on his trip to space aboard Blue Origin as his new book says it 'felt like a funeral'
  + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
William Shatner became the oldest person to journey to space when he flew on Blue Origin in October 2021. The 11-minute flight reached 66 miles above Earth, where Shatner may have seen deserts, mountains, and water. The Star Trek actor described space as dreadful "ominous blackness," but was wowed by Earth's beauty. ReutersBefore the journey, Shatner expressed excitement about finally seeing space with his own eyes, describing the opportunity as "a miracle." Bettmann/Getty ImagesIn the film, Gagarin said he could see forests, and described Earth as "visible and distinct," but many areas were "covered with cumulus clouds."
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