Administration (NOAA), the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) and the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery in Canada
Crew members for the ninth NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) mission take a break to pose for a picture outside their underwater home as they depart for their first excursion. The crew will stay April 3-20 inside the Aquarius Underwater Laboratory off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. Canadian astronaut Dafydd R. (Dave) Williams will lead the crew of four, which includes astronauts Ronald J. Garan and Nicole P. Stott, and University of Cincinnati physician Tim Broderick. NEEMO 9 is a cooperative project of NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) and the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery in Canada. Credit: NASA.

According to Canadian astronaut and doctor Dave Williams, thousands of Terranauts have footsteps on the path to the Moon and Mars.

Dave Williams – Terranaut and astronaut

On today’s Terranauts podcast Dr. Dave Williams talks about his experience as both a Terranaut and astronaut. Williams has been a pioneer at bringing medicine to space, helped construct the International Space Station, written popular children books on space, managed a hospital system with a larger budget than the Canadian Space Agency, began training astronauts as aquanauts and much more. Along the way he’s come to understand the critical role thousands of Terranauts have played on the path to the Moon and Mars.

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Marc Boucher is an entrepreneur, writer, editor, podcaster and publisher. He is the founder of SpaceQ Media. Marc has 30+ years working in various roles in media, space sector not-for-profits, and internet content development.

Marc started his first Internet creator content business in 1992 and hasn't looked back. When not working Marc loves to explore Canada, the world and document nature through his photography.

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