The First Mom in Space
Clip: Episode 1 | 1m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Anna Fisher, the first mother in space, and daughter Kristin, reflect on leaving loved ones behind.
Anna Fisher, the first mother in space, and her daughter Kristin reflect on what it’s like to be an astronaut while at the same time raising a young child. Kristin considers the magnitude of her mother’s achievements, while Anna feels the weight of responsibility of being a female pioneer.
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The First Mom in Space
Clip: Episode 1 | 1m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Anna Fisher, the first mother in space, and her daughter Kristin reflect on what it’s like to be an astronaut while at the same time raising a young child. Kristin considers the magnitude of her mother’s achievements, while Anna feels the weight of responsibility of being a female pioneer.
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I know there were some people who thought that what I was doing was wrong.
Anna Fisher is a good astronaut, she's a good doctor, she's a good citizen, but is she a good mother?
That will be the question on millions of minds when the first astronaut mother goes up, leaving a year old daughter behind.
- Whats that?
- Whats that?
Which one?
- No.
- No.
Thats a space shuttle.
Space Shuttle Discovery.
Mommy's going to fly in the Discovery in six weeks.
I'm so torn on it, actually, like even as I sit here now.
Part of me is like, **** yeah, go like, go to space, achieve your dream.
It's incredible.
And then there is another part that's like, oh, man.
Like don't go.
Don't go.
But I look at those videos and it was such a sweet year.
And I think in some ways it made her, you know, really treasure and savor those moments all the more because, you know, there's a chance that you're going to die.
New"That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.”
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