A Veterinarian’s Journey Beyond Earth

In this episode of Extraordinary Vets, host Dr. Donna Harris sits down with Dr. Richard Linnehan, a veterinarian and NASA astronaut who completed four space shuttle missions. Dr. Linnehan pulls back the curtain on his career path that led him from marine mammal research to the flight deck of the Space Shuttle. He describes the grueling reality of Extravehicular Activity (EVA) likening the high-stakes experience of working in a pressurized suit to a "ballet in a giant 55-gallon drum".