Frances "Poppy" Northcutt is an American engineer and attorney who began her career as a "computer", and was later a member of the technical staff of NASA's Apollo program during the Space Race. During the Apollo 8 mission, she became the first female engineer to work in NASA's Mission Control.

In this episode, Ben and Poppy discuss the Apollo Era, where there were more "whooping cranes" than female engineers in the 1960's and reveals her famous life coach.

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OUTLINE:

Here’s approximate timestamps for the episode.

00:00 Intro 

00:54 Being a trailblazer in the space industry

04:15 Apollo 8 - Poppy’s responsibility 

08:08 Importance/difficulty of Apollo 8 and Apollo 13

10:40 Importance of teamwork and big challenges

12:35 Something unknown about the Apollo Program 

(Please excuse Poppy’s alarms going off)

14:35 Private/Public company

17:40 Inclusivity for women

21:18 Would Poppy go to space

23:27 Who has impacted Poppy over the years

25:24 Initial plans on how to get to Mars

28:22 The global effect of getting to Mars

29:58 The Artemis Program

34:24 Advice to women in the space industry

35:57 Wrap Up and socials

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