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Space Spiels

With a focus on community within the Aerospace Industry, Paige Kaufman speaks with various engineers, students, and scientists. As a human spaceflight life support flight control trainee, Paige pulls back the curtain, having down-to-earth conversations about her guests" recent projects and engineering backgrounds, while discovering their favorite experiences, inside jokes, and hobbies. Click play to become inspired and entertained! Instagram: spacespiels

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00:26:12

Creating Opportunities w/ Roderic Vanderscoff

Space Spiels ·

2024/09/09

On today’s episode, Paige speaks with Roderic Vanderscoff, Launch Vehicle Architecture Engineer at PLD Space in Spain. They discuss creating opportunities for oneself, risk associated with startups, and leaving the country! Towards the end, Roderic speaks about the benefits of not fearing failure. Enjoy this week’s episode!! Roderic's LinkedIn

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00:11:48

BONUS: My Summer Internship, Why Sloths?, Life...

Space Spiels ·

2024/09/02

To Paige's surprise, Curtis Lee pulled out his phone while being interviewed, turned the table, and asked Paige some great questions. We talk about her favorite things: life balance, imposter syndrome, and her summer internship experience at Vast Space. In this beautifully chaotic interview, Paige gets vulnerable while also answering silly questions: what's with the sloths? Enjoy this listen!

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00:35:13

From Being the Youngest Engineer to Becoming a...

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2024/08/26

Paige kicks off season 2 by interviewing one of her mentors at Vast Space, Curtis Lee. With over 5 years of experience as a Mechanical Engineer, Curtis is candid about his first full time job and how he ended up in aerospace by circumstance. He describes his first position at an aerospace company: he was the youngest engineer at a small startup. Curtis elaborates on the importance of mentorship and shares interview tips. Whether you are just interested in aerospace or a veteran in industry, this is

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00:05:34

It's Been a Year: SEASON 1 FINALE!!

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2024/06/03

In today's brief episode, Paige explains how rewarding her podcast hosting experience has been this past year. She describes her plans for the summer and reminds you to leave reviews!!

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00:25:38

The Path to my Dream Job w/ NASA JPL's Danielle Marsh

Space Spiels ·

2024/05/20

This week, Paige speaks with Danielle Marsh, a Spacecraft Systems engineer at NASA’s JPL. They discuss Danielle’s education experience along with how she made big decisions early on in her career. She discusses the similarities between Johns Hopkins APL and NASA’s JPL along with why she loves her job. This is an amazing listen!

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00:25:00

SCUBA Diving in Antarctica at 15 Years Old: John...

Space Spiels ·

2024/05/06

Paige sits down with John Humphreys, a 16 year-old aspiring astronaut. John recently returned from a scientific diving expedition to Antarctica. He debriefs his trip with Paige, sharing the most rewarding and challenging parts of the trip. John also talks about his recent first solo flight in an aircraft, along with his ambitious future aspirations. This episode is a must-listen!Support John’s Go Fund Me!!

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00:32:46

Astronomer Dr. Vera Gluscevic: Family, Failure, and...

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2024/04/22

An astronomer from Serbia, Dr. Vera Gluscevic, tells her story on today's episode. She elaborates on how to persevere through failure and tells the same stories she uses to keep her own students motivated. Dr Gluscevic speaks about balancing her education while also being a mom, and how her life priorities affected big decisions.

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00:45:09

Maya Solis: Submarines & Space

Space Spiels ·

2024/04/08

On this episode, Paige talks with submariner Maya Solis. The Naval Academy graduate explains what operating a nuclear reactor entails, along with how it relates to space and satellites. Maya discusses the current arms race in space and what her future path entails. Enjoy this episode with my good friend Maya!

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00:26:18

Why I Push Myself out of My Comfort Zone:...

Space Spiels ·

2024/03/25

Today's episode is a life update! Paige shares what she is up to, including scoring an internship and getting into grad school. She also talks about her experience scuba diving and skydiving, and shares why she seeks to push herself out of her comfort zone. Wrapping up with a discussion about life balance, this episode is a great listen!

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00:21:58

Empowering Women in Aerospace: Dana Kirchmar

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2024/03/18

Paige talks with Dana Kirchmar, a coach for women in aerospace. With an electrical engineering background, Dana dives into how she got into aerospace and her experience working on the Space Shuttle. She describes what it has been like working as a woman in aerospace and what she strives for through her coaching. Dana gives tips to women in aerospace and how other people can best support them. This is a must listen!

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00:15:02

Studying Aerospace Abroad w/ Arianna Pascale

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2024/03/14

BONUS EPISODE ALERT! Every wonder what it's like to study Aerospace Engineering as an Italian? Today is your lucky day! Paige sits down with Arianna Pascale, who has studied in Australia, Italy, and Spain. She is currently a Flight Simulator Engineer at Airbus and Master's student. Hear more about her experience by clicking play!

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00:26:44

Psychological Safety in Aerospace w/ Patrick Cates

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2024/03/04

On this episode, Paige sits down with Patrick Cates--the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Adjunct Faculty at USC's Marshall School of Business--who describes psychological safety. He gives aerospace related examples in which psychological safety could have improved work environments and saved lives. Learn how to apply it to your own teams today by clicking play!Air France Article More on Psychological Safety in Aerospace Patrick Cate's LinkedIn

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00:40:37

Ursa Major's Bill Murray

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2024/02/19

Today, Paige sits down with the EVP of Products at Ursa Major: Bill Murray. Bill elaborates on his educational and professional experience: What is it like to witness a hotfire of a 50,000 lbf engine? How did he find the courage to help start a company? Does college experience actually translate to industry? Find out the answer to these questions by clicking play!

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00:30:36

Pursuing Space at the Air Force Academy: Anton Dahm

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2024/02/05

Paige sits down with Cadet First Class Anton Dahm. Anton is finishing up his fourth year at the Air Force Academy after which he will be commissioning as an officer into the Space Force. Paige and Anton talk about what led to his decision to attend the Academy along with how he was selected to join the Space Force, specifically. Anton describes his involvement at school, including a space education group and the Cadet Space Operations Squadron. He elaborates on his research opportunities, along with

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00:35:23

Living with two Astronautical Engineers -- Featuring...

Space Spiels ·

2024/01/22

Today Paige sits down with her two roommates: Kylar Flynn and Phineas Kelly. The three of them have been friends since freshman year. They reminisce on stories while discussing their experience at USC along with their goals for the future. Laugh along with us and click play on today's episode!Hire my friends: Phineas Kelly Kylar Flynn

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00:36:11

Professional Wingwalker: Kirsten Pobjoy

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2024/01/08

Kirsten Pobjoy has been a professional wingwalker for 7 years and is the current Head Wingwalker at AeroSuperBatics. She sits down with Paige to discuss how she got into wing walking and what the audition was like. Kirsten describes her training and her relationship with her team of pilots and wingwalkers. She elaborates on her pre-show routine and the difficulties the career entails. Kirsten beautifully describes how it feels to be strapped to the top of a plane: beautiful and exhilarating (just

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00:34:58

Prioritizing Hands-On Experience w/ Danetti Martino

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2023/12/11

Paige sits down with Astronautical Engineering senior, Danetti Martino. After retiring from a year acting as the Lead of USC’s Liquid Propulsion Lab this week, Danetti reflects on how he got here and his lessons learned. As a transfer student, Danetti shares his unique perspective from the Cal State Long Beach Rocketry team and elaborates on how this experience compares to USC. He gives secrets into leading people you feel are more knowledgable than you, along with his internship experience at

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00:44:00

Becoming a Flight Operations Engineer at NASA w/...

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2023/11/27

Paige talks with Rachel Glait, Flight Operations Engineer at NASA JSC. Rachel describes what led her to pursue Mechanical Engineering, vulnerably sharing that things do not often come easy to her. She elaborates on her ambitions along with describing her internship experience at both the Aerospace Corporation and SpaceX. Rachel tells Paige about her experience at the University of Michigan and how that led to her position at NASA. She also gives Paige tips on how to score that dream job. Rachel ends

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00:23:39

Space will Save us From the Apocalypse!! w/ Danny...

Space Spiels ·

2023/11/07

Paige sits down with her good friend, Danny Marchant, a Junior studying Astronautical Engineering at USC. He tells Paige about the potential causes of an apocalypse and how becoming an interplanetary species could save us. Click to listen!

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00:43:05

Becoming an Astronaut: Dr. Garrett Reisman

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2023/10/23

Astronaut, SpaceX Director of Operations, and Astronautical Engineering Professor, Dr. Garrett Reisman talks with Paige on today's episode. He discusses the engineering route to becoming an astronaut along with the massive impact teachers can have on this journey. Dr. Reisman talks about why he decided to go to graduate school then answers Paige's itching questions about astronauts: Do astronauts ever argue? Are there astronaut group chats? He then discusses how he went about pivoting in his

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