On this week’s episode of The Astro Ben Podcast: Diversity in the Space Industry Ben welcomes special guest Loretta Whitesides, a public speaker, co-creator of Yuri's Night, and an author on space exploration. Loretta and Ben dive into her career as well as what being a woman in the space industry is really like. 0:55 Last week with Athena Brensberger 2:05 Today’s guest: Loretta Whitesides 4:30 Welcome Loretta & Crew 1 mission launch 7:15 Space launches 8:00 Loretta’s career 10:20 Space Mind Training 11:18 James Cameron Expedition- Aliens of the Deep documentary 12:25 Doctor Dijanna Figueroa 13:35 Virgin Galactic Space Tourism 14:20 What is Yuri’s Night? How did Loretta create it? 16:30 Diverse Yuri’s Night events 18:45 Getting people to study STEM & Space 22:20 Any setbacks you’ve seen others have in the space industry because of diversity? 23:10 Struggles of women in the space industry 26:15 Loretta’s predictions for the future of space 26:45 First woman on the moon 28:35 The New Right Stuff 32:45 What it will be like to be in Space 34:00 Recap of episode 5 34:55 Follow Loretta on social media 35:00 Inspiration 4 competition for ticket to Space 36:15 See you next week! Don’t forget to subscribe & follow us on social media! Social Media Instagram: @allspacekind Twitter: @LorettaWhtsides Mentions Yuri’s night George T. Whitesides Virgin Galactic Aliens of the Deep James Cameron NASA Space X Dijanna Figueroa Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us Please subscribe and rate us!