Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
How do you find your way in a world where even when you do everything right, the odds keep getting stacked against you? My guest today, Cady Coleman, shares how she navigated the male-dominated fields of science, the Air Force, and NASA, breaking down barriers with tenacity and grace.
From her time on the International Space Station to the release of her first book, *Sharing Space*, Cady’s story is a powerful reminder of the importance of mission, adaptability, and the unwavering belief in one’s potential, even when the world around you says otherwise.
Check it out.
Cady’s Book, Sharing Space: amazon.com/Sharing-Space-Astronauts-Mission-Wonder/dp/0593494016
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00:00 Introduction
01:46 Becoming an astronaut
05:56 Spacewalking
11:22 On being underestimated
14:28 Life's missions, big and small
16:19 Life on the International Space Station
22:18 A new way of looking at the world
29:41 Do astronauts feel more connected to the world?
32:43 How do you live in space with other people?
41:28 Coming back down
51:51 The state of the space program
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How do you find your way in a world where even when you do everything right, the odds keep getting stacked against you? My guest today, Cady Coleman, shares how she navigated the male-dominated fields of science, the Air Force, and NASA, breaking down barriers with tenacity and grace.
From her time on the International Space Station to the release of her first book, *Sharing Space*, Cady’s story is a powerful reminder of the importance of mission, adaptability, and the unwavering belief in one’s potential, even when the world around you says otherwise.
Check it out.
Cady’s Book, Sharing Space: amazon.com/Sharing-Space-Astronauts-Mission-Wonder/dp/0593494016
Sign up for my newsletter, Your Next Breakthrough. It will make you a slightly less awful person: markmanson.net/breakthrough
00:00 Introduction
01:46 Becoming an astronaut
05:56 Spacewalking
11:22 On being underestimated
14:28 Life's missions, big and small
16:19 Life on the International Space Station
22:18 A new way of looking at the world
29:41 Do astronauts feel more connected to the world?
32:43 How do you live in space with other people?
41:28 Coming back down
51:51 The state of the space program
Follow me:
instagram.com/markmanson
twitter.com/IAmMarkManson
facebook.com/Markmansonnet
linkedin.com/in/markmanson
tiktok.com/@iammarkmanson
