Socially accepted norms change with time. What was standard in the past may be taboo now. Likewise, the taboos of the past may be normalized today. What doesn’t change, however, is our concept of modesty—especially when changing clothes in front of other people. While some people are comfortable with this idea in a professional setting, others would rather walk out of the room. Regardless of their feelings about the situation, what matters in the end is that both parties respect each others’ personal space.

In this episode, I share the story of a spacewalk session that got a little awkward in the end. I discuss what the session was for and what happened when we trained for it. I explain what a Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) is and how it works. I also describe what happened when the rest of the crew found out I would be changing into my LCVG in the same room as them.

\"One of the big milestones in training for a spacewalk is a full dress rehearsal of all the things you\'ll do in orbit leading up to your spacewalk.\" - Kathy Sullivan

This week on Kathy Sullivan Explores:

●     One of the prominent milestones for a spacewalk

●     What happens during a spacewalk session, and how busy it gets

●     What an LCVG is, how it works, and what it made us look like

●     Why wearing an LCVG was awkward

●     How the crew eventually adopted the same mindset I had about suiting up

Spaceship Not Required

I’m Kathy Sullivan, the only person to have walked in space and gone to the deepest point in the ocean.

I’m an explorer, and that doesn’t always have to involve going to some remote or exotic place. It simply requires a commitment to put curiosity into action.

In this podcast, you can explore, reflecting on lessons learned from life so far and from my brilliant and ever-inquisitive guests. We explore together in this very moment from right where you are--spaceship not required.

Welcome to Kathy Sullivan Explores.

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