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Christina Korp: Former manager of the Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin
Christina Korp: Former manager of the Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin
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43 minutes
Released:
Jun 25, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Christina Korp is the former manager of the Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin. In recent years she has been COO & CMO of Aldrin Family Foundation. A veteran of the mainstream entertainment and media industry, she used her experience to develop and execute global marketing campaigns, brands and activations. She co-produced the Emmy-nominated and Webby-winning "Buzz Aldrin's Cycling Pathways to Mars" VR Experience with 8i and TIME LIFE VR. Christina now works with other astronauts to keep the space inspiration going. These include former NASA astronauts Apollo 16 Moon Walker Charlie Duke, ISS astronaut Nicole Stott and Shuttle Commander Greg Johnson. In this episode we hear what it was like to be the "fly on the wall" in Buzz's life and how Christina is committed to bringing the Apollo-era perspective to generation Artemis! 00:17 Intro to episode – who is Christina Korp? 02:45 Bringing on Christina 03:44 How Christina found herself in a room with Buzz Aldrin and Barack Obama. 06:06 Ben meeting Buzz 07:48 What was it like working for Buzz? 11:40 What does Buzz think about private companies accessing space? 16:13 How has Christina’s view of space changed? 20:44 Challenges with raising profile of Artemis 25:30 Making rockstars around astronauts 28:35 What would Christina change about the US educational system? 33:26 What Christina learnt from Buzz 37:32 Interested in Zero G flights? check out www.allforabetterworld.com 38:28 Outro/Socials Social Media @Xtina_Korp Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/ Website (coming soon): www.astroben.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gambleonit?lang=en Please subscribe and rate - Ad Astra!
Released:
Jun 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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