In part one of a two-part conversation, Oncology, Etc. hosts Patrick Loehrer (Indiana University) and David Johnson (University of Texas) have a blast speaking with two physician astronauts. Hear the incredible stories of Drs. Robert L. Satcher (MD Anderson), Ellen Baker (MD Anderson), and their lives on and off this planet. If you liked this episode, please subscribe. Learn more at https://education.asco.org, or email us at education@asco.org. TRANSCRIPT Patrick Loehrer:  Hi, I'm Patrick Loehrer. I'm Director of Global Oncology and Health Equities at Indiana University. Dave Johnson: My name's Dave Johnson. I'm at UT Southwestern in Dallas. Patrick, we're excited to be back for another segment of ASCO's Educational Podcast, Oncology, Etc. We have two very special guests today, Drs. Ellen Baker and Robert Satcher, oncologist and former astronauts. So I predict this will be an out of this world segment. Patrick Loehrer: It's starting out pretty slow right now, with that one. Thank you though.  Dave Johnson:  Well, listen, this should be a great segment. But before we get started, do you have a favorite astronaut book?  Patrick Loehrer:  Well, the one I read this summer was called American Moonshot by Douglas Brinkley, and it basically took the story of John F. Kennedy and how the space race happened from 1960 and actually earlier than that, into getting onto the moon. It was really, I thought very extraordinary.  Dave Johnson:  So, I haven't read that yet. My favorite would be Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam. I thought that was a fantastic book about his life growing up in West Virginia and ultimately, becoming a NASA engineer and rocket scientist. So that was really great. Patrick Loehrer:  I read that several years ago after you recommended it. They made a movie out of that.  Dave Johnson:  Yeah, I think October Sky was the name of the movie. Yeah. >Patrick Loehrer: Yeah, it's a terrific book. Dave Johnson: Well, why don't we introduce our guests? You want to start with Dr. Baker?  Patrick Loehrer: Oh, sure. It's my pleasure to introduce Dr. Ellen Baker. I have known Ellen over the years through interactions in global oncology. She was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, graduated from Bayside High School in New York, got a bachelor of arts degree in geology from the State University at Buffalo. A doctorate in medicine for Cornell, masters in public health at UT Public Health, and then trained in internal medicine at UT San Antonio. And during her residency, she decided to join in the NASA program as a medical officer. And it was actually, she did a residency around the same time I did, and I remember the space call for astronauts at that time. She was selected as an astronaut in may of 1984, had a variety of jobs. She's logged more than 680 hours in space and has been a mission specialist. She retired from NASA in 2011 and is Director of the MD Anderson project, Echo Program in which he does projects in rural Texas, as well as Zambia, Mozambique, in Central and South America. It's such a great pleasure to have you here today, Ellen.  Dr. Ellen Baker:  Thank you, Patrick.  Dave Johnson:  Our other guest is Dr. Robert Satcher, currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Oncology Division of Surgery at MD Anderson, as well. Dr. Satcher grew up in Hampton, Virginia. He's the son of a university professor and English teacher, so I'm sure they made him do all of his homework. He received a bachelor degree, as well as a PhD in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received his MD degree from Harvard. By the way Patrick, Dr. Satcher enrolled at MIT at age 16 and graduated at the top of his class. Later, we'll find out what you were doing at age 16? Patrick Loehrer: I do have to interject that I was a mechanical engineer at Purdue, and it's like being in high school compared to chemical engineers. Dave Johnson: Yeah, there's a hierarchy in the engineering world for sure. Dr. Satche